Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 September 27

A Good Understanding

“Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.” (Proverbs 13:13-15)

Today’s Morsel: As the world turns, one can easily see that many do not have a good and clear understanding of God and His ways. Hell has enlarged itself and people are daily running headlong to get into it. People are only fazed by tragedy and death for a moment. And then they move on. Funerals processions use to have people pulling off to the side of the road or curb, paying their respect to the family of the deceased, and pondering on their own life and that of their loved ones and others. But no more. Today, people see funerals as an interruption to their life and livelihood. Solomon said, “It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:2-4) He calls for us to consider death, as this is the route that we all shall someday take. Good understanding giveth favor he said. When we possess good understanding and discernment, along with wise decision making, we will find favor and blessings in life. While those who do not possess good understanding, who reject God’s word, show disregard for His wisdom, and live in a rebellious state against His principles and laws will find themselves encountering hardship and difficulties in life. The way of a transgressor is hard. But good understanding giveth favor.

Sing: Every day with Jesus, is sweeter than the day before, every day with Jesus, I love Him more and more. Jesus saves, and He keeps me, He’s the one I’m living for. Every day with Jesus, is sweeter than the day before.

Thought For Today: “Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.” (1 Samuel 25:3)

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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.