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Daily & weekend Manna devotional readings

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 0600 hrs, then uploaded at approx. 0730 hrs GMT.

DAILY MANNA for Mondays to Fridays
EDITOR'S CHOICE of Bible teaching

It was the last wish of Fred Morris, Manna Publications author, to his editorial team that, under Holy Spirit guidance, "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 Tetaments. They will help build up a broader picture of God's word at the time it was written and for today.

21st February 2025.
    Micah 4:1-5. After God's judgement on Israel, Micah prophesies, "In the last days the mountain where the LORD's Temple is located will be famous... People from many nations will go there. They will say, 'Come, let us go up to the LORD's mountain... He will teach us how we should live.' The Law of the LORD will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem. He will judge between people from many nations. He will settle problems among powerful nations everywhere. They will hammer their swords into ploughs and their spears into pruning tools. Nations will not go to war against each another and no-one will make them afraid... Other nations worship and trust in their gods. But we will worship and obey the LORD God Almighty. He will be our God for ever."
    Titus 2:1-8. "What you teach must be true teaching. Tell the older men that in anything they do… they must be worthy of respect. They must control themselves. They must have true faith. They must love others. They must not give up. In the same way, teach the older women to lead a holy life. They must not tell lies about others. They must not let wine control them. Instead, they must teach what is good. Then they can advise the younger women to love their husbands and children. The younger women must control themselves and be pure. They must take good care of their homes. They must be kind. They must follow the lead of their husbands. Then no-one will be able to speak evil things against God's word. In the same way, help the young men to control themselves. Do what is good. Set an example for them in everything. When you teach, be honest and serious. No-one can question truth so teach what is true."
    Lord Jesus, help us to follow the teachings of Your servant Titus. We look forward to Your return to Jerusalem and witness "the many nations who will go there". Amen.

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WEEKEND MANNA for Saturdays and Sundays
What FRED SAID in his Bible teaching

Extracts from Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries by the late Fred Morris based on the Easy English NIrV Bible.

Weekend of 22nd/23rd February 2025
Genesis Chapter 29: acob meets Rachel
Jacob continued his journey until he came to the land of the eastern peoples (where Abraham used to live). He saw a well in a field and so he sat down (29:2). Shepherds with their sheep were resting nearby under the trees.
    Jacob asked the shepherds if they knew his uncle Laban. They said they knew him. They then pointed to Laban's daughter Rachel who was bringing her father's sheep to the well for water (29:5-6).
    When he saw his cousin he was full of joy. He went over to the well, rolled the stone away... and gave water to his uncle's sheep. Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly (29:10-11).
    Jacob told Rachel that he was Rebekah's son. She ran to the house and told Laban. Laban 'hurried to meet him and hugged Jacob and kissed him. Laban said to him, "You are my own flesh and blood" ' (29:13-14). It was many years since there had been any contact between the two families. Laban took Jacob into his family. Sadly, this family no longer worshipped the God of Abraham.
    Laban was as cunning as Jacob had been with Esau. He saw how Jacob could help him with his sheep. After one month, he asked Jacob to work for him. By this time, Jacob was in love with Rachel. "I will work for you for seven years," he told Laban, "in return for your younger daughter, Rachel" (29:18). (Laban had two daughters. Leah was the elder and Rachel the younger. Leah was not so pretty as Rachel.)
    Jacob was faithful in everything that he did for Laban. After seven years, Jacob asked Laban for Rachel to be his wife.
    Laban called all the family together and they planned a week-long wedding feast. That night, when the feasting ended, Laban played a trick on Jacob. He gave Leah to Jacob as his wife, instead of Rachel. Laban said, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter before the older one" (29:26).
    Jacob then remembered the bad trick that he had played on his father, Isaac! Jacob did not fight back. He trusted God, because he fully believed God's promises. Laban gave Rachel to Jacob as his wife. But he had another trick to play on Jacob. "You will have to work for another seven years," he told Jacob (29:27).

Extracted from "ISAAC AND JACOB" Bible teaching commentary by Fred Morris, © 2002, 2018. [view here]
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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 through Christ's compassion at work in our lives. Grant us perseverance during famines, plagues, storms and persecution as we study and teach and distribute Your Bible teaching.
   Thank You for the amazing 2000-year worldwide growth of the Church 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, Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Tanzania, Zambia and worldwide through this website. Amen.

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Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries by the late Fred Morris


Manna author, ex-missionary Fred Morris (USA)

Manna author, Australian missionary Fred Morris, retired to the USA and established Manna Publications (USA) in the year 1990 and Manna Publications (UK) in the year 2000. The first overseas printings of his Genesis Bible teaching commentary Part 1 were with his former missionary contacts in Mongolia and Kenya. Nearly 750,000 low-cost A5 booklets have been printed and reprinted (typical print runs are 500 copies per title) in 40+ countries and as many languages. Printed at points of greatest need since 2000, plus undocumented quantities before that.

Fred died September 13th 2018 at the age of almost 94. He leaves a worldwide volunteer organisation of administrators, donors, prayer supporters, editors, proof-readers, typists, publishers, printers, translators and distributors. They endorse his easy-to-read Bible teaching and welcome the opportunity to spread God's Bible truth plus the Good News of everlasting salvation through Jesus Christ and the promised Holy Spirit living withing bleeives. This is achieved through the use of Worldwide Easy English or in local languages.

Read the life story of Manna author Fred Morris "From Navy Boy to Missionary".

God enabled Fred Morris to benefit from Frank Laubach's ministry (as did Billy Graham) to help people whose English literacy was poor. Frank applied the principle of "each one teach one" through the preparation and distribution of simple Bible reading material in the USA and then send them to the developing nations. God's vision to Fred was to write his own simple Bible teaching commentaries, then print them overseas at points of greatest need where believers have few Bibles and even fewer Bible teachers. This has been happening in over 40 countries and languages. His books can now be downloaded free in mobile-friendly formats or printed at home.

View the Wikipedia account of Frank Laubach here and his connection with Manna Worldwide Easy English Bible teaching commentaries

Fred's ministry not only fulfils the vision given to him over 30 years ago but also fulfils in part the promise of Jesus Christ to enable His followers to do even more than He did when He lived on Earth 2000 years ago! God's Enabler or Helper is the power of the Holy Spirit given to the Apostles after the Ascension of Christ, which is received in faith by all who repent and are then baptised (Luke 24:47; Acts 10:47-48).



Front cover of the Burmese Manna Bible teaching commentary on Genesis Chapters 1-11 translated and published in Myanmar 2019.