Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 February 13

The Real Deal

“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;” (Romans 12:9-10)

Today’s Morsel: When we speak of being the real deal, we are talking about a person or thing that is genuine, or a good example. It’s not a copy or imitation. It is not fake or untruthful. You are seen by others as being very good and have the qualities that others say that you have. Paul said that our love must be without dissimulation. In other words, it must not be filled with hypocrisy. It’s has got to be the real deal because it represents God to others and God is love. Paul begins his 12^th chapter of Romans by calling for separation from the world and for holiness. He touches on the importance of the body of Christ as being one, and how we must wait on our callings. But then he shifts to show what bring these things and the body together in the church and in a Christian’s life. And that is love. And that love must stand at the head of every church and every life and be recognizable as God’ love and love that is true and genuine. If our love isn’t the real deal, it will soon be seen.

Sing: Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, they are weak, but He is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me; Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me, for the Bible tells me so.

Thought For Today: “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.” (1 Corinthians 13:8)

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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.