Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, October 13, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 October 13

Know The Reasons for the Battles You Fight

“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.” (Proverbs 20:18)

Today’s Morsel: Have you ever encountered anyone who is always fighting the devil? What about someone who blames the devil for everything that is going on in their life? There are those who are always restless because they are in warfare against the devil. I will tell you that I have served two combat tours, and even though I knew that we had an adversary, I still found time to sleep, rest, laugh, go to church, pray, hold Bible studies, and eat. Do you know why? Because I knew that others had my back the same way that when they were sleeping, resting, eating, and doing the same things, I was protecting for them. If you were to ask some folks who tell you that they are in a fight with the devil, they cannot tell you the reason they are fighting. Scripture says, with good advice make war. Some fight you may just need to leave for God or wait for Him to direct you. If all you are doing is fighting hell, you are going to wear yourself out. Isn’t it amazing that in scripture we don’t see the New Testament Church fighting any physical wars. That’s because our warfare is spiritual not carnal. As the song writer said, the weapons we use are not bombs and guns, worship is the way that the battle is won. So, if the battle is won through worship, why are you fighting the devil. My Bible says that Satan is locked up (Revelations 20). So, who are you fighting? Why would you want to fight a locked-up devil? Peter doesn’t seem to be too concerned for one minute when Herod locked him up and intended to kill him after Easter because he saw that it pleased the people after he killed James. And he had Peter chained between two guards and Peter went to sleep (Acts 12:6). You must know the reason for the battles you fight. As God told Jehoshaphat, you shall not need to fight in this battle, take a ring side seat, the battle is not yours but the Lord’s (2 Chronicles 2o) So, there isn’t a need for me to waste my time with the devil. God will tell me when I need to gird on my sword for war. If the battles are won through worship, that’s where I’m putting my energy.

Sing: Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered, let God arise, and His enemies be scattered, let God arise, and His enemies be scattered, let God, let God, arise.

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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.