Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 January 14

Friday, January 14, 2011

2011 January 14 - Morning Manna

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified
(John 12:20-23).

Today's Morsel: When is the last time you went to church looking for Jesus? Did you go to church to see Him or someone else? Are you one of those that just checks the block to say, "Well, I went to church this week", or do you go to see Jesus? Some folk go to church just to see other people. Maybe a boy friend or girl friend. Or maybe they are looking for a future spouse. Their motive isn't Jesus, but someone or something else. The scripture says that there were certain Greeks that came to worship and they told Philip, "Sir, we would see Jesus." I don't know about you, but when I go to church, I'm like these Greeks, I want to see Jesus. I want to see the Spirit moving in the place. I want to see people being filled with the Holy Ghost. I want to see people being baptized in His name. I want to hear people talking about what Jesus has done for them in their lives. I really only want to see Jesus. I don't care what people are wearing nor who the preacher is, as long as he's making it plain where I can see Jesus.

As the story is told of a visiting minister who was preaching at an old southern church. He was preaching his heart out, and he went on and on for almost an hour, but never made mention of Jesus. So finally, and elderly lady, who could take it no more, stood up and pointed her finger towards the minister, and with a loud voice shouted, "Get Him up now!" In other words, Jesus isn't dead so start talking about Him and let us see Him.

Sing: O' I want to see Him, look upon His face, there to sing forever of His saving grace, on the streets of glory, let me lift my voice; cares all past, home at last, ever to rejoice.

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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.