Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 July 20

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

2010 July 20 - Morning Manna

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13:35)

Today's Morsel: Did you know that people need loving the most when they deserve it least? God has made us that we need love and that we should share love. Because God is love, and we are created in His image, and the fruit of the Spirit is love, love should be in all of our lives. And we should be willing to share it freely with others. If we only give people love when we think that they deserve it, we will never know what a difference it could have made during other times. Love really isn't spelled, L-O-V-E, it is spelled T-I-M-E. So when we spend time with those we say that we care about and for, it can really make a difference. Jesus said that by our love all men would know that we are His disciples. Can others tell who you belong to?

SING: Not because I've been so faithful, not because I've been so good; you've always been there for me, to provide my every need. You were there when I was lonely, you were there in all my pain, guiding my footsteps, sheltered me from rain. And it was You, who made my life complete. You are to me, my everything, and that is why I sing.

CHORUS: Jesus I love you, because You care. I couldn't imagine if You weren't there. Jesus, I love you, because You care. I couldn't imagine, if You weren't there. I love You.

1 comment:

AnonymousJuly 20, 2010 at 4:37 PM
love love love this song. We sing it at our church.
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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.