Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 Jun 18

Eternity

“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.” (Psalms 15:1-5)

Today’s Morsel: The older I get; it just seems as though time is gaining speed. I was talking with a few folks who I know here in the city where I live, and they asked me where I had been. When I told them to Alaska and that I had an opportunity to see and hold my first great grandson, they said to me, you don’t look old enough to have a great grandson. I said, yeah, I know, but my body speaks otherwise (humor). If time passes as fast as it has, and the Lord tarries, I will be one-hundred years old in 26 short years. Crazy isn’t it. But I will tell you that there isn’t a day that goes by that I do not consider eternity. Daily, I make sure that I check in with Jesus through prayer and reading of His word and asking Him to show me any character flaws, sins, and wrongs that may be in my life that need revealing and removal. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to come short of the mark of the prize. Jesus tells us to hold fast to that we have, that no man takes our crown (Revelation 3:11). Like Paul, I don’t want to preach this wonderful gospel of Truth to others and then come up short in the end and find myself being a castaway. As the song writer said and as my wife prays for our family every morning, for above all else I must be saved. Jesus even said: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36) Have you considered eternity lately?

Sing: If we never meet again, on this earth my blessed friend, if to God, we have been true, and we’ve lived above all sin, then for us, there’ll be a greeting, for there’s going to be a meeting, I’ll see you in the rapture some sweet day.

Hallelujah, I’ll see you in the rapture, I’ll see you in the rapture, I’ll see you in the meeting in the air.

Thought For Today: Eternity has no end!

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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.