TRUNEWS with Rick Wiles

In this Faith Friday edition of Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart examine Exodus 4:1–5 and God’s simple question to Moses: “What is that in thine hand?” Moses saw an ordinary shepherd’s rod, but God saw an instrument He could use. The rod represented forty years Moses may have considered wasted, yet when surrendered to God, it became “the rod of God.” This lesson remind...

In this edition of Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart examine Proverbs 30:18–20 and four mysterious paths that leave no visible trace: an eagle through the air, a serpent across a rock, a ship through the sea, and the way of a man with a maid. Agur then makes a disturbing turn to the adulterous woman who sins, wipes away the evidence, and declares, “I have done no wicked...

In this edition of Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart examine Proverbs 30:15–17 and Agur’s vivid picture of appetites that can never be satisfied. The horseleech cries, “Give, give,” while the grave, the barren womb, parched earth, and fire never say, “It is enough.” Agur turns these images into a mirror for the human heart: what appetite within us always demands more? T...

In this edition of Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart continue their study of Proverbs 30:11–14, focusing on verses 13–14 and Agur’s portrait of a corrupt generation. What begins with self-righteousness becomes arrogance, and arrogance eventually becomes the exploitation of those who are weaker. Agur describes lofty eyes followed by “teeth as swords” devouring the poor a...

In this edition of Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart examine Proverbs 30:10–12 and the dangerous difference between how we see ourselves and how God sees us. Agur warns against using power against those who cannot defend themselves, dishonoring our parents, and becoming “pure in our own eyes” while remaining unwashed from our sin. Self-deception is especially dangerous ...