Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 October 24

Sunday, October 23, 2011

2011 October 24 - Morning Manna

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. (John 8:25)

Today's Morsel: Who are you? Do you really know who you are? I have asked people why they did certain things that got them into trouble, and they always reply, "I don't know." Do you do a constant evaluation of yourself to see who you are? I sometimes ask kids what they want to be when they grow up? And to my surprise, they have no clue. If we never know who we are, we will never knowwhat we desire to become; as it takes a good understanding of self to develop oneself. Why don't folks know who they are? If we are born again, then John says that we are sons of God (1 John 3:1-3);Paul calls us saints (Romans 1:7); and Jesus calls us His friends (John 15:15). When they asked Jesus who He was, He told them, "Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning." In other words, I'm the one that spoke this world into existence. I'm the one you call Father. I'm the one that lead your forefathers out of the land of bondage to the Promised Land. Do you know who He is? Do you know who you are? The next time someone asks you who you are just tell them......I'm a child of the King!

Sing: Oh yes! Oh yes! I'm a child of the King, His royal blood now flows through my veins, I who was wretched and blind now can sing, Praise God! Praise God! I'm a Child of the King!

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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.