Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 September 21

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

2011 September 21 - Morning Manna

He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:30)

Today's Morsel: To increase is to add and to decrease is to subtract or take away. Therefore, in order for Jesus to increase in our lives, we must take away our wishes and desires and allow His wishes and desires to be fulfilled in us. Peter said that if we will add to our faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity; that if these things be in us, and abound, they make that we shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:5-8). Who do people see the most of in you? You or Jesus. John said that he must decrease so that Jesus could increase. If it is all about you, then you can rest assured that Jesus isn't being seen in you. If you are concerned about your status and what people think about you, then you can bet that Jesus isn't being seen in you. You need to decrease. Because when people can see Jesus in His rightful position in your life, then, then only then can they see you for who you really are. A servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sing: I'm gonna lift up the name of Jesus! I'm gonna sing of the joy since He came! I'm gonna tell of His power every day and every hour, I'm gonna lift up that wonderful name.

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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.