Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2026 November 10

Do You Love Mercy?

“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: To love mercy is to appreciate all the things God does for us; Whereas grace is getting something we do not deserve, mercy is not getting what we do deserve. Jeremiah informs us: “It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23) Because God is full of compassion (Psalms 86:15) and not willing that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9), He gives us mercy. But the sad thing is, many do not understand or love His mercy. The prophet Micah tells us that we cannot appear before God if we do not love mercy (Micah 6:8). David cried, “For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.” (Psalms 86:13) David understood God’s mercy toward him. The woman caught in adultery understood mercy (John 8:1-11). The man at the pool in Bethesda understood mercy (John 5:1-14); Zaccheus understood mercy (Luke 19:1-10). Do you love mercy? If we do not love mercy, chances are we will not love anything else God does for us. Fall in love with mercy.

Sing: Thy lovingkindness is better than life; Thy lovingkindness is better than life. My lips shall praise Thee; thus, will I bless Thee; I will lift-up my hand unto Thy name.

Thought for Today: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” (Psalm 23:6)

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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.