Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, July 25, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 July 25

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria.
(John 4:1-4)

Today’s Morsel: Every so often when traveling, I like to take detours to see what I can come upon that I haven’t seen before, or visit people that I haven’t seen in a while. Scripture says that Jesus must needs go through Samaria. We know that

He talked with the woman at the well and explained to her the truth of the gospel, and that many others came to know Him as Christ, but what was the real need there? I believe He took this detour because of the division between the Jews and Samaritans. It is my thought that Jesus knew that if He didn’t break down the middle walls of partition between the Jews and Gentiles while He was on the earth by showing others that He was no respecter of persons, His disciple might not carry the full truth of the gospel to others. We are all called to make a difference in the lives of someone else. But if we have respect of persons in our heart,

we won't share the gospel with them, leaving them without hope and help. The detour that you have to take today may be God’s way of saying to you, "Someone on this route needs to hear the gospel."

Sing: Where he leads me I will follow! Where he leads me I will follow! Where he leads me I will follow! I’ll go with him all the way.

Thought For Today: The detour that you have to take today may be because someone needs to hear the gospel. (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.