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We invite you to use our free, mobile-friendly daily and weekly Bible teaching devotions written in worldwide easy English. These Manna devotionals are prepared daily (Mon to Sat) at 06:00 hours, then uploaded at approximately 07:30 hours GMT.

It was the last wish of Fred Morris, Manna Publications author, to his editorial team that, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, "Old Testament teachings should be viewed in the light of their New Testament fulfilment and that New Testament teachings should be viewed in the context of God's purposes and promises expressed in the Old Testament and then applied to today". These daily devotionals are useful for Bible teaching topics and sermon ideas from random places in the Old and New Testaments. They will help build up a broader picture of God's word at the time it was written and for today.

29th August 2025

2 Chronicles 15:1-7.

The Spirit of God came on Azariah. He said to King Asa, “Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The LORD God Almighty is with you when you are with Him. If you really look for Him, you will find Him. But if you desert Him, He will desert you. For a long time Israel did not worship the true God. They did not have a priest who taught them. So they did not know God’s Law. But when they were in trouble, they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel. When they did, they found Him. In those days it was not safe to travel around. The people were having a lot of trouble. One nation was crushing another. One city was crushing another. That is because God was causing them to suffer terribly. But be strong. Do not give up. God will reward you for your work.”

Matthew 23:1-10.

Jesus said, “The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses. So you must be careful to do everything they say. But do not do what they do. They do not practice what they preach… Everything they do is done for others to see. On their foreheads and arms they wear little boxes that hold Scripture verses. And they make the tassels on their coats very long. They love to sit down in the place of honour at dinners and have the most important seats in the synagogues… They love it when people call them ‘Rabbi.’ But you have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on Earth ‘father’. You have one Father, and He is in Heaven… You have one Teacher, and He is Christ the Messiah.”

Thank You God Almighty for the promise in Your word that when Your people seek You, they will always find You. Keep encouraging us to learn from Your Son who is Christ the Messiah. Amen.

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What Fred said in his Bible teaching

These are extracts from Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries by the late Fred Morris (fondly referred to as dead Fred's scrolls) based on the easy English NIrV Bible.

Weekend of 23rd/24th August 2025

Genesis Chapter 4: God gives Cain another chance

God instructed Cain to live by faith in Him and be accepted. God said, “If you do not do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. But you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:7). Cain knew what was pleasing to God. He knew that the sacrifice of an animal was acceptable to God. But instead he became angry and would not ask his brother for one of his lambs to sacrifice.

Then out in the field, Cain killed his brother because he could not control his anger (4:8). Anger is like a fire. It burns deep in the hearts of mankind.

God spoke to Cain again. Oh, the mercy and grace of God! His sweet voice keeps coming to us sinners, again and again. Oh, the grace of God that He does not go on His way and leave us to suffer in our sin!

“Where is your brother?” God asked Cain.

Cain again had to make a choice. He could confess his sin and ask for pardon. But he chose to avoid God’s question and he told a lie to cover up what he had done. How foolish! God knows all about us, and He knew all about Cain! He sees deep into our hearts and our lives (Hebrews 4:12-13).

So Cain copied Adam and chose to do wrong. Satan even put murder in his heart. Jesus said that those who follow Satan are ‘sons of the devil’ (John 8:44). Satan is ‘the father of lies’.

God gave Cain time to repent and confess his sin. He told God that he did not know where his brother was. “Am I supposed to look after my brother?” (Gen. 4:9). From beginning to end, the Bible calls men to repent and confess their sin to God (Acts 17:30). And God waits for us to do this. But he does not wait for ever.

Extracted from “The Origin and Purpose of Life” Bible teaching commentary by Fred Morris, © 2001, 2006, 2021. [view here]

Our Prayers of praise to God

Father God and Creator in Heaven, we thank and praise You for Your love and mercy in forgiving and saving us through the sacrifice of Your Son and Saviour, Jesus the Christ and Messiah. Thank You for His promised Holy Spirit at work in the lives of those who repent and believe and among fellowships of true believers. Keep us faithful as Bible-believing witnesses of Your purpose in Christ to establish Your Kingdom on Earth as in Heaven. Forgive our disobedience, fears and doubts. Provide our daily needs while awaiting His return, and bring help and forgiveness to others through Christ's resurrection power and His compassion at work in our lives. Grant us perseverance during famines, plagues, storms and persecution as we study and teach and distribute Your Bible teachings.

Thank You for the amazing worldwide growth of the Church over the past two thousand years and for the part that Manna Publications has played in this 21st Century. Accept our praise for the funding, printing and distribution of Manna Bible teaching commentaries written by the late Fred Morris currently in Armenia, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and worldwide through this website. Amen.

Also read the daily prayers for blessing God's suffering people who are persecuted for their faith or traumatised by easrthquakes, climate change, plagues, terrorists or wars. These prayers are provided by Barnabas Aid for the worldwide, suffering church.

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