Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 June 4

When God Requires An Offering

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.” (Exodus 25:1-2)

Today’s Morsel: Sometimes in scripture we see that God will require of us to do certain things. When God requires of us to do certain things, it is not for His purpose, but for ours. For example, when God tells us to forgive others who do us wrong, it’s not for them it’s for us; as God knows that if we harbor bitterness in our heart, it will take root and can cause us stress, depression, fear, and anxiety, and may even cause us to harm someone. When He tells us to have no other God before Him, it is not that God is concerned with His identity, it’s for our good as other gods will cause us to turn our hearts from truth and the living God and serve devils, which will lead us into hell. So, when God commanded Moses to tell the children of Israel to bring Him an offering, it was not for Him, but for them. He informs them why He wanted them to bring Him an offering: “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” (Exodus 25:8) It was for them to have a place where they would always know that God was with them, as man will more times than not walk by sight and not by faith. When you give your tithe and offerings to God, it’s not for Him, it's for you, so that you will always know that your church is a place where God will meet with you, if the truth is taught and where his name is proclaimed.

Sing: Taking this offering that I bring, humbly I fall on my knees; to proclaim You’re everything. My life’s nothing without You, take my hand and lead me through, You are my sustaining love. I live to worship you. I live to worship You.

Here I am to worship You, with all I am, worshiping You, bowing down in spirit and truth, with lifted hands worshiping You.

I’m gonna worship You forever, I’m gonna worship You.

I’m gonna worship You forever, I’m gonna worship You

Here I am to worship You, with all I am, worshiping You, bowing down in spirit and truth, with lifted hands worshiping You.

Thought For Today: Giving is a form of worship you know!

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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.