Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 August 24

Beware Who You Are Supporting

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.” (Proverbs 18:5)

Today’s Morsel: Around the world, we are starting to see a lot of people rioting and demonstrating in the streets, posting evil on social media, and revolting against their governments to join in with the wicked. We have even seen some join with the wicked to overthrow the righteous. One may ask, What is going on? Why is this happening? Paul said that in the last days, “Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” (2 Timothy 3:13) Jude said, “Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities...These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.” (Jude 1:8;16) And many of those in the streets today call themselves Christians and yet they have no knowledge as to what and who they are supporting. Paul wrote by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) Again, Solomon says, “He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.” (Proverbs 17:15) There is just something that should not be named once among you as becoming a saint of God. We need to represent Jesus in all we do.

Sing: Well, I’m so glad that I’m a part of the family of God, I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood. Joint heirs with Jesus, as we travel this sod. Well I’m so glad that I’m a part of, the family of God.

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About Morning Manna

And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat (Exodus 16:10-15).

“Morning Manna” is a short daily devotion which began in 2002, with just a short note of encouragement to a friend who was facing difficulties at the time. Through their response, I was encouraged to begin a daily devotion via email and send it to people who asked to be put on the distribution list. It is now reaching around the globe. Its birth came about during Morning Prayer. The Lord revealed to me that I should forward my friend a word of encouragement, since it is through patience and comfort of the scripture that we find hope. Thus, I forwarded him the words the Lord had given to me for him, and he forwarded it on to someone else who was having difficulties in their life as well, and thus the original list began.

The goal of “Morning Manna” is to provide people with a quick, thought provoking Word from the Lord, as well as provide encouragement from His Word that can help them through the day and during unexpected trails and circumstances in their daily lives.

Several years ago, Jesus moved on my heart to start writing daily devotions; thus began “Morning Manna”. Today, many people are receiving these daily devotions and many of these people are forwarding it on to their family and friends. It is my hope to encourage even more through posting the devotions to this blog-page.

I pray that you, too, will enjoy reading the manna from this site.