Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, February 11, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 11 February 2022

At The Cross

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18)

Today’s Morsel: One of my favorite books is entitled, “The Power and the Wisdom of the Cross”, By J.T. Pugh. Often, I don’t think that folks understand the amount of love that was displayed and revealed at Calvary. The sacrifice that Jesus displayed as a lamb slain from the foundation of the earth should reveal to us just how much God truly loves us. Someone said that He didn’t have to do what He did, but I'm thankful that He did. No one can really preach a true message of the gospel without bringing folks to Calvary and the Cross. If compassion, kindness, and empathy aren’t pulled from our hearts when the gospel is preached, and if it doesn’t cause or make us love more, to be kind to one another more, or open our hearts to others more, then we’ve become blind to the gospel, and the preaching of the cross was not delivered. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. When we understand Calvary’s cross then we understand love.

Sing: Was it for crimes that I had done, He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away; it was there by faith I received my sight, and now I am happy all the day!

Thought For Today: Calvary speaks of something better!

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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.