Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 February 14

Thursday, February 14, 2013

2013 February 14 - Morning Manna

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets”(Matthew 22:36-40).

Today's Morsel: We know that God is love ( 1John 4:8). But what is love? Love is to feel a tender affection for somebody such as a close relative or friend; to show kindness and charity to somebody. Love is an attribute that comes from the Spirit of God (Galatians 5:22). But today, some will receive cards or hear people say, "Happy Valentine's Day," and still be hurt. Many will purchase flowers for their loved ones, and even take them out to dinner to show their love towards them; but then there will be those who will feel a sense of loneliness and hurt because they won't feel loved or they will feel that no one seems to care. Many will become hardened because they won't want to have anyone enter their hearts again for fear of it being broken. But what about Jesus? He had His heart broken and all He was doing was trying to show others His love. If we will focus on how much Jesus truly loves us, we won't focus on how much others may hurt or have hurt us. I know it's tough, but Jesus came to heal the broken-hearted. The writer of Hebrew tells us, "Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares" (Hebrews 13:1-2). You see, God understands our hurts and sorrows, and so He comes to comfort us where we are. Paul said we should let our love be without dissimulation. We must not disguise or hide our true feelings, thoughts, or intentions towards others. True love is open and steadfast. So today, let's let our lives be controlled by the laws of love. Love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and our neighbors as ourselves. Because on these two commandments hang all the laws and the prophet. When is the last time you've viewed Calvary?

Sing: In letters of crimson God wrote His love, on a hillside so long, long ago. For you and for me Jesus suffered and died, and love’s greatest story was told.

CHORUS
I love you, I love you , that’s what Calvary said. I love you, I love you, I love you, written in red.

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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.