Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 March 19

What Is the Name of That Tower?

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” (Proverbs 18:10)

Today’s Morsel: When my wife and I were stationed in Italy during our military days, lots of weekends and Sunday afternoons were spent at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I can’t tell you the number of times that I have climbed those staircases up the Tower. I have been to the Shanghai Tower, in Shanghai China. I have been to the Lotte World Tower, in Seoul, South Korea. Even today, when I see pictures of these towers, they bring back many great memories. After the flood, the people of God tried to build a tower to reach the throne of God. We read that it was named the Tower of Babel because God confounded their languages there. Towers were used as outlooks and watch points of a city to give warning of arriving foe or others. Habakkuk states:“I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2:1-3) He was in the tower waiting to hear from God. Solomon states that the name of the Lord is a strong tower, and the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Towers can provide us with safety and protection. When we understanding that Jesus Christ is the Lord, then we can understand that this tower would be named, “The Tower of Jesus Christ.”

Sing: A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood, of mortal ills prevailing.

Thought For Today: What is the name of the tower that you are building?

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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.