Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 September 28

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

2010 September 28 - Morning Manna

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. (1 Corinthians 16:22).

Today's Morsel: How much do you love Jesus? The Apostle Paul said that if any man love not the Lord, let him be Anathema Maranatha. The word Anathema means excommunicated (thing or person): - accursed; Maranatha means our Lord has come; that is, an exclamation of the approaching divine judgment. So the Apostle Paul said that if any man love not the Lord, don't let him take part in the things of God. He said that there is a divine judgment coming and if any man doesn't love the Lord, he is gonna have to face it. Just where does Jesus rank in your priorities in your life? Just where does He fit in your love life? Is He number one or is there something else vying for that number one spot? John said that we should "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John 2:15). He also informs us, "And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also"(1 John 4:16-21. Just how much do you love Jesus? Is He the most important thing to you? Does He come before your job, your career, your family? If you keep Jesus as the number one love of your life, I guarantee that everything else in your life will fall into its rightful place.

Sing: I love Him! I love Him! Because He first loved me. He purchased my salvation, on Calvary!

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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.