Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 May 7

Would You Like To Buy Some Grace?

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

Today’s Morsel: It appears that you can purchase some of anything that you want online. I was sitting in my living room talking with one of our guests, and we got into a conversation about purchasing chairs. And the next thing I knew, there were things showing up on my phone for chair offers and the companies that I could buy the ones we were talking about. Whatever you want, you can get it online. This is why a lot of in-store shopping is going by the wayside. Folks are seeing it more convenient to shop online then in person. Believe me, you can buy sermons to preach online, Bible studies, books for depression, stress, suicidal thoughts, and even how to raise animals. And yes, you can even buy books about mercy and grace. That’s right. You can buy books that teach you about grace, how to give grace, and how to love grace. But isn’t grace free? Doesn’t our Bible teach use how to obtain grace and give grace. The writer of Hebrews tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. So, why pay for something that God is giving for free? Paul even tells us that it is by God’s grace that we are saved. Grace is the basis for our salvation in the New Testament. God knows that we do not deserve His grace (His unmerited love), but He gives it freely anyhow. But I am afraid, that like so many other things that when they are given freely, folks just don’t think that they are worth much, and they don’t want it.

Sing: Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within. Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that is greater than all our sin.

Thought For Today: “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

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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.