Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 May 3

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
(Luke 10:38-42)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about having visitors is someone has to serve. Some people say that Martha should have done what Mary did and just sit and listen to Jesus. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all could just go to church, sit, and listen to the word? But really, I think that Martha understood the meaning of servant-hood. She was willing to serve. Maybe she had heard Jesus when He said that the Son of man came not to be served but to serve. But when she asked Jesus didn’t He care that her sister had left her to serve alone and to tell her to help her, Jesus told her that she was careful and troubled about many things, and that her sister had chosen the good part. What was Martha troubled about? Was she concerned that Jesus and those with Him would not be pleased if they were not served? Would she feel bad knowing that He came, and she gave Him nothing to eat? Often, we are troubled, when the man of God or other guests stop by, we find things to do and blame others as being non-helpful. Jesus knew that Martha was troubled and so He visited in hope that she would listen so that He could help her. Are you a Martha today? Are you troubled about things? If so, why not sit and listen to Jesus and allow Him to direct your path. That’s why He stops by your house.

Sing: What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry, everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere, we should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer.

Thought For Today: Take “U” out of trouble and it will disappear (Parker)

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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.