Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, November 8, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 November 8

The New Life

“If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (Ephesians 4:21-24)

Today’s Morsel: Are you living in the new life, or are you living in the old? Once we are born-again of the water and spirit, we must now live and operate in newness of life. We were risen to do such. Our new life must be a total reflection of Jesus. Truth must be loved, seen, manifested, and taught by us. Our lives must be free from sin and all unrighteousness. Our life ought to be what others are seeking to emulate. Our character and outlook on life ought to reflect truth. The new man, Jesus Christ. Therefore, we must put Him on if we want to have a new life. “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” (Romans 13:14) There ought to be no indication that the old man is still in operation in you. Your new life begins with having a love for God and His word, and daily walking according to it.

Sing: This joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me, this joy that I have, the world didn’t give it to me. This joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me; the world didn’t give it, and the world can’t take it away.

Thought For Today: “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Galatians 3:27)

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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.