Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 June 2

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

(Romans 1:16)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about the gospel is that it will reveal those who are without understanding. Paul told the church at Rome that because man would not glorify God as God, they would become foolish in their own imaginations, change the truth of God into a lie, and worship and serve the creature more than the creator who is blessed forever. We seem to be living in a world without understanding. It seems that fewer and fewer are giving any consideration to the choices being made in their lives or the lives of others. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, saith the Lord (Psalms 53:4)? Are His people being destroyed because of a lack of knowledge (Hosea 6:4)? Is the world destroying its own self? Are the evil decisions that are being made by those in authority putting the world on the course for soon destruction? Those of us who know the truth of the gospel, must not allow ourselves to be drawn into the ways of this world that we also find ourselves being drawn away from our faith in Christ. God did not save you to be lost or without understanding. Paul said that God saved you so that, “Ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (Colossians 1:9-13). The mind is a terrible thing to waste, and so is this life. Use both for God and His glory and purpose.

Sing: This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me, from heaven's open door, and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.

Thought For Today: The decision you make today will affect your tomorrow! (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.