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10/08/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 August 10

*"'KEPT' FROM SINNING"*

*"Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against Me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her" (Gen 20:5,6).*

Abimelech was only a heathen king. He did not have a vision of the God of glory like Abraham did, and yet he had a great fear of God. In verse 8 we read that when Abimelech learnt that the woman he had taken was a man’s wife, he and his people "were sore afraid".

The Lord Himself testifies to his 'integrity of heart'. Because Abimelech was sincere and upright in his ways, the Lord "kept" him from sinning against Him. We find a great spiritual truth here. If we are sincere and upright before God in all that we do, if we fear to displease the Lord, the Lord will keep us from falling into sin ignorantly. "He will keep the feet of His saints."

David did not act in innocence and sincerity in Bathsheba’s matter. So he fell into outright sin. He realizes this later and prays, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me... Cleanse Thou me from secret faults... and I shall be innocent from the great transgression" (Psa 51:10; 19:12,13).

So child of God, whatever you do, do it 'in the integrity of your heart'. Let not your heart condemn you in anything you do.
"The fear of the Lord is to depart from evil."

- Morning Manna 🍞🍞
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06/08/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 August 06

*"A GOOD REPORT"*

*"For by it (faith) the elders obtained a good report” (Heb 11:2).*

Faith is the unfailing witness - it speaks to our heart that God’s Word is true. Just as unbelief is a (wrong) spirit, faith is a (right) spirit. The spirit of faith makes us see what God has planned for us - which eye hath not seen nor ear heard. (I Cor 2:9,10). The spirit of unbelief, however, drives a person to see what the devil plans for us (misery, confusion, sickness, pain, etc.).

If God is to give us a good report at the end, our life and ministry should be based only and always on faith in the promises of God. Faith always gives a good report - as we see in the case of Joshua and Caleb. Some are always 'negative' and speak 'negative' - all because they don’t believe the Word of God. They magnify their problems - like the unbelieving spies did when saying that the cities of the Amorites were "walled up to heaven" (Deut 1:28). But Paul says, "Our light affliction, which is but for a moment" (2 Cor 4:17).

Dear child of God, do you want to obtain a good report from God before the angels and others at the end of your life, after your life's work on earth is ended? Then you must trust the Word of God and act on it so that by faith you may obtain a good report.

- Morning Manna 🍞
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28/07/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 JULY 29

*THE BEST COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY*

*"He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned" (Isa 50:4).*

Before we can learn to speak we need to learn to hear or listen. "He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned." It is strange to find that while learned people are willing to hear and learn more, unlearned people are often unwilling to learn or listen.

"My sheep hear My voice... and they follow Me," says Jesus (Jn 10:27). Let us ask the Master to open our ears to hear His tender voice, for only then we can follow Him in His footsteps.

"He wakeneth morning by morning." It is early in the morning that the Lord speaks to us, giving us instructions and orders for the day's activities, and warning us of dangers that lie ahead. "I spake unto you rising up early and speaking," the Lord repeatedly told the Israelites.

It was not once in a way that Jesus woke up in the morning. It was His constant practice to rise up" a great while before day," and go out and pray (Mk 1:35). No pupil in the school of God's wisdom comes out as a true saint without learning the discipline of RISING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING. After a whole day's long and tiresome journeying on foot and its hectic activities, it must have been very difficult for Jesus to rise up very early in the morning, but our Lord "was not rebellious, neither turned away back" (Isa 50:5).

Let us retrace the footsteps of our Master in the BEST COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY to become a blessing to millions!

- Morning Manna 🍞
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11/05/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 May 11

*REJECTED TO BE RESURRECTED*

*"The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner" (Psa. 118:22).*

The path of rejection began in the life of our Lord right at His birth and continued till His death, " He came unto His own, and His own received Him not: (Jn 1:11) "He is despised and rejected of men"
(Isa 53:3).

Dear child of God, you too will have the 'previlege' of following the footprints of your Master.

You can take rejection in the right spirit (in the spirit of Christ, singing and rejoicing), or you can curse God, murmur, and complain about those who have rejected you.

Often, when children of God feel rejected, they mourn and complain and indulge in self-pity, blaming others for their misery. Such will end up in final rejection at the Coming of the Lord. But if we learn to rejoice when rejected, it will lead us to the glory of resurrection. You will be resurrected or caught up when Jesus comes. Rejection leads to resurrection. The rejected stone became the Corner Stone. The stones that join this Corner stone should also have the character traits it has.

Dear child of God, you may be going through a path of rejection right now. It may be very agonizing, and the situation may appear to be prolonging. But do you realize that your rejection is leading you to resurrection? The more you are rejected for the sake of Christ, the more you will be 'accepted in the Beloved' And the day when you will be raised to glory is certainly not far off.

"Foes may hate, despise, revile you,
And thy friends unfaithful prove;
Still unwearied in forgiveness,
Let thy heart know only love."

- Morning Manna 🍞
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10/05/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 May 10

*TEST OF LOVING OBEDIENCE*

*"Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Gen 2:17)*

God placed the tree of knowledge in the garden and commanded man not to eat of it, in order to test his living obedience. Man, unlike all other creations, was created as a responsible being. God gave him a freewill or the wisdom to choose for himself; God wanted man to serve Him willingly and with his whole heart, God could have made man like a computer; obedience could have been programmed in him. But God did not want man to be a robot; He wanted him to be a free being in all respects. Hence he is the crown of creation.

"In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." This death is applicable in the physical sense as well as in the spiritual sense. The very day man ate of the fruit, his soul died i.e, he lost the eternal life God had given him. According to the Word of God, the very day he committed sin he died physically as well, for in the sight of God a 1000 years are as one day (11 Pet 3:8) and vice versa. So Adam did not live altogether even ONE DAY (i.e, a thousand years).

Dear reader, let us serve our God willingly and become victors in the test of loving obedience. If we fail, it is 'death' we have to face for certain.

- Morning Manna 🍞

30/04/2026

*Morning Manna* 2026 April 30

*ANGER KILLS*

"Wrath killeth the foolish man" (Job 5:2).

How true! "Haman (was) full of wrath." Ultimately, "they hanged Haman on the gallows..." (Esth 3:5; 7:10). Do not be a foolish Haman. Before the noose of your anger tightens around your neck, cut it off for ever.

"Wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword" (Job 19:29). For your wrath, you may face punishment now and the judgement of God at the end. See also Proverbs 19:19.

The Scriptures shows that there is no excuse for anger, for, "the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God" (James 1:20). Some have an excuse - 'I was provoked' or 'I was under tremendous pressure!' Consider Moses, the meekest man on earth. "Because they provoked his spirit, ...he spake unadvisedly with his lips" (Psa 106:33). God was very firm with him. The man of God who led the people of Israel for forty years, could not even visit the good land!

Once, when Moses was angry, the Lord told him something like a remedy - "Speak to the rock." When you lose your temper, the remedy is same: speak to the Rock, which is Christ (I Cor 10:4), for deliverance. Alas! Moses, instead of speaking to the Rock, spoke to the people unadvisedly. You cannot expect to speak soberly when a wrong spirit is dominating you.

Wrath is connected with sickness and sorrow (Eccl 5:17). Recently, a man who got angry with someone and was on his way to get hold of him, died of a heart attack!

"I want the love that always sweetly bearsWhate'er my Father's hands may choose to send; I want the love that patiently enduresThe wrongs that come from enemy or friend."

Morning Manna 🍞🍞.

25/04/2026

🌹*PRAISE THE LORD*🌹

25 APRIL 2026

*WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART?*

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise" (Psa 51:17).

Why does God want us to have a broken heart? It is possible for one to be unaware of what is in one's heart. For example, an apple may be shiny and golden in colour and very attractive to the eyes; but if we cut it into pieces we may find to our shock that it is rotten and maybe even breeding worms. Similarly, unless our heart is broken we may never know what is in our heart - although God knows everything in.

God led the people of Israel through the wilderness for a long period of forty years, to make them know what was in their hearts (Deut 8:2). The sad story is that they failed to know what was in their heart, and fell into temptation. Most of them, therefore, perished in the wilderness. If we are to follow God all the way, we must know what is in our heart; for this, a broken and a contrite heart is most essential.

Peter did not know what was in his heart - till he denied the Lord. Being full of self-confidence he said, "Lord, I am ready to go with Thee, both into prison, and to death" (Lk 22:33), but soon afterwards he denied the Lord! If we do not seek to know what is in our hearts, like Peter, we too may fall into temptation.

When Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a throne high and lifted up, he said, "Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips" (Isa 6:1,5). When we see God lifted up, we will realize how lowly or small we are in the presence of God.

Job was indeed a man of God. In fact, God Himself gave testimony about him to Satan (Job 1:8). Such a man as Job still needed breaking - see Job 16:14. God broke him, to make him finally say, "God maketh my heart soft" (23:16)

May the Lord help us to have a broken and a contrite heart so that we may know what is in our heart.

💐🍞*Morning Manna*🍞💐

22/04/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 April 22

*COLD OLD BELIEVER!*

*Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. (Lk. 15:29)*

This elder son could be a type of the modern 'cold' old believer'. He has a seniority of many years to boast about- "Lo, these many years do I serve thee.".

He is full of himself-wrapped up in himself. Although his loving father 'entreated him' to come in and join the joyful fellowdhip, he argues with him. ",,,neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment." he says. How can anyone believe this arrogant statement of the elder son, seeing he refused to obey even the entreaties of his caring father ! Often, those who speak highly of themselves are as empty as this 'Pharisee.' Look at the complaint he makes (cold believers are complainers too!) to his father- "Thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends."

Dear reader, if you cannot enjoy the fellowship of the saints, it means you have friendship and merriment elsewhere. If you long for a'a kid' (worldly pleasures). you will never enjoy the fatted calf, music and dancing (great spiritual blessings) in the Father's house, the church.

Maybe the elder son finally did go inside- as the music and the dancing were about to end and when the feast of the fatted calf was almost over and had only leftovers. Could this be the picture of the 'Sunday Christian'. who finally (towards the end of the singing session) reaches for the back seat?

- Morning Manna 🍞🍞
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04/04/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 April 04

*FRUIT OF TRAVAILING*

*"He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied" (Isa 53:11).*

We see here the example of our Lord Jesus as an intercessor. It enlightens us on how we should intercede or travail in prayer.

The Amplified Bible says, "He shall see the fruit of the travail of His soul and be satisfied." Like a mother who sees the fruit of her travail (her baby) and rejoices, if we travail in prayer we shall see the fruit of our prayer (though at times it may take time). and we 'shall be satisfied'.

We pray, but do we see its fruit? Do we find satisfaction in our prayer life? If not, it is high time we change our prayer pattern. Look at how Jesus prayed; 'Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears...." (Heb 5:7). Yes a travailing mother may have strong crying and tears before she can see the fruit and be satisfied.

Travailing in prayer was the experience of the early apostles too. Epaphras was 'labouring fervwently in prayers' for the church (Col 4:12). And we see St Paul asking the Romans to strive together in prayer " for him (Rom 15;30).

Let us travail in prayer till we see the fruit of our prayer and be satisfied.

~ Morning Manna 🍞🍞

02/04/2026

*MORNING MANNA*

2026 APRIL 02

*OUT OF NOTHING*

*"God Who... calleth those things which be not as though they were" (Rom 4:17).*

God created everything out of nothing. It is most dangerous to think we know something. To boast about our little knowledge is indeed very dangerous. "God creates out of nothing. Therefore until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him," said Martin Luther.

What God created out of nothing is mighty. Often revival starts when 'there is nothing' - nothing of our cleverness, preaching or singing talent or any other human ability - but the pure grace of God. It is also true that very often revival is hindered when we, children of God, are not able to empty ourselves and come to a state of nothingness. Something that we have not dedicated or love more than our God, comes in the way of revival.

Elijah's servant was right in one sense when he looked at the sea and said, "There is nothing." To the human eye, there was nothing that looked favourable for a revival. Everything was dark, dry and discouraging, but lo, and behold, "there was a great rain" (I Kgs 18:43, 45).

We read that God created heaven out of nothing. When we realize how unworthy and empty we are, then and only then, can God create heaven in our spiritual lives. In fact, if 'something' we hold on to or which we have not dedicated to God stands in the way of our love or devotion to God, that could create, not heaven, but hell in our lives.

- Morning Manna 🍞
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