Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, November 24, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 November 24

Let’s Get Ready To Go

“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.” (Acts 20:7)

Today’s Morsel: When the children of Israel were told that they would be departing Egypt and coming out of bondage, they had to be ready to go. God told them that the death angel would pass through the land, destroy all the first born, and that Pharoah would command them to leave (my wording). They must be ready to go. Scripture said that Paul preached all night, ready to depart on tomorrow. I don’t know if this was his message title or not, but I think he was trying to warn them to be ready. What preparations are you making to be ready to go when Jesus comes? Like the children of Israel, they did not know when the time of their departure would be until Moses told them. None of us know when Jesus will come again for us. He just said, be ready for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh. Now is not the time to waste on the things of this world or to be putting your stakes in too deep here. We ought to be getting ready to move to our new home and land. Have you obeyed Acts 2:38 and Hebrews 12:14? Now is not the time to waste. My message title today is this: Let’s Get Ready To Go; my subtitle is, You don’t want to miss your flight!

Sing: Some glad morning, we shall see Jesus in the air; Coming after you and me, joy is ours to share. What rejoicing that will be when the saints shall rise; Headed for that Jubilee yonder in the skies.

O, what singing, O, what shouting, on that happy morning when we all shall rise. O, what glory, Hallelujah! When we meet our blessed Savior yonder in the skies.

Thought For Today: “But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 24:43-44)

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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.