Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 December 7

The Gospel Is Always Good News

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:13-17)

Today’s Morsel: On December 7th, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, folks couldn’t believe the news. As one of Japan’s admirals, Yamamotto, stated to one of his pilots when he came back with the news of the attack on Peral Harbor and the damage done, and who was in such a state of great elation of what they had done, He was told by Yamamotto, “I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.” And as they say, “The rest is history.” The gospel, Paul said, is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and He rose again the third day. Paul continues with these words: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16) The good news. It was this news that changed Paul, and it is the same news that can change you. We are living in a world where all the news seems to be fake news, evil news, and news that you can no longer use, and news which seems to cause people to fear, hate, reject, regress, lie, cheat, and steal, and news that only pushes folks further from God, and news that causes many to go into depressed and discouraged states, and to become befuddled and scratch their heads, and many being rejected. And so, the question is, is there any news that you can use? Some may ask themselves, is there any good news? And the answer is yes. The gospel is the news which you can use to change your life. It is the good news that will give you peace, joy, and happiness. It is this news, the gospel, that will cause you to love everyone because it will help you first love yourself. It is the news that will allow you to be able to see through all other fake news and bring you into a relationship with the One who the good news is all about, Jesus Christ. It’s the good news of life and that more abundant news that you can have if you use it.

Sing: I have good news to bring, and that is why I sing, all my joys with you I’ll share; I’m going to take a trip in that old gospel ship and go sailing through the air.

I’m going to take a trip in that old gospel ship, I’m a-going far beyond the sky, I’m gonna shout and sing ‘til heaven rings, When I bid this world goodbye

Thought For Today: “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (1 Peter 4:17)

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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.