Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 June 22

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

(1 John 4:7-11)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about understanding love is it should be seen in two ways. Those whose conduct is in accordance with God’s word, and those whose conduct isn't. Those whose conduct is in accordance with God’s word will strive to do the right thing at all times. And it is to these that we show Agape love towards. But those whose conduct isn’t, will not strive to do the right thing. And it is to these that we will show only benevolence love toward. This is one of the reasons many people do not understand when we say, God requires you to love everyone. Many will say, “But they did me wrong. He treated me unfair. Or he or she was mean to me. They abused me. How can I love them?” This is where the second (benevolence) love comes in. With benevolence love, you speak no evil against the person who wronged you, nor seek to bring them injury or harm. You pray for them, asking God to remove their mean and evil spirit and to save them. You wish them well and treat them with kindness and respect the way that you would want to be treated. You do not respond in like-kind. Jesus showed more benevolence love than agape love when He was on the earth. The Lord said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay." But at Calvary, He displayed His Agape love for all.

Sing: Years I spent in vanity and pride, caring not my Lord was crucified, knowing not it was for me He died, at Calvary.

Mercy there was great and grace was free, pardon there was multiplied to me, there my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary!

Thought For Today: Always see love through Jesus' eyes!

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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.