Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 April 2

Thursday, April 2, 2015

2015 April 2 - Morning Manna

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. (Exodus 12:12-13)

Today's Morsel: As I drive by car dealerships, I notice the price tags on the windows of some of the vehicles ranging anywhere from $12,000 to $48,000. And I see that many folks are driving these vehicles. And then I ask myself, I wonder how many of them are driving without car insurance. And then there is life insurance. I'm always getting these letters in the mail offering me an opportunity to purchase insurance. However, at my age they will only offer me a term life policy. You see most insurance companies want you to buy a term life policy in hopes that you will outlive the term. If that happens, you are out of your money. My wife and I were in Old Country Buffet (OCB) one day, and an elderly gentleman and his wife came over by our table. As we began to converse, he told me that he was a retired insurance salesman. And when he asked me what I did, I told him that I was an insurance salesman, too. He said, "Really, what company? I said, Jesus Christ, INC." And then I let him know that I only sell whole life policies. He really got a good laugh out of it. God didn't want the children of Israel to leave out of Egypt without insurance. And so he told Moses that everyone was to take blood and place it upon the door post. "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you." The blood was to serve as their life insurance, and it serves as yours and mine today as well. Are you insured? Don't settle for term life, but take out a whole life policy. "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ"(1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Sing: When I see the blood. When I see the blood. When I see the blood, I will pass, I will pass over you.

Thought for Today: The blood of Jesus Christ still has protective power.

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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.