Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 August 18

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? (1 Thessalonians 3:9-10)

Today’s Morsel: What are you doing to become perfect? What standard are you using to help you get there? So many like to say that no one is perfect so that they can still do wrong things. But if we do not strive for perfection, we won’t ever reach it. Heaven is a perfect place and it takes perfection to get there. Perfection begins with doing your very best at anything you set out to do. Like many today, the Thessalonian church seemed to be having trouble with their faith. And Paul told them that he was praying day and night exceedingly that he might see their face, and might perfect that which was lacking in their faith. Do you know of anyone who is lacking in their faith? What are you doing to help them reach perfection in their faith? The way that we can perfect our faith is to listen to the word of God and be at church; as faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (see Romans 10:17).

Sing: I trust in God wherever I may be, upon the land or on the rolling seas, for come what may, from day to day, my Heavenly Father, watches over, over me.

Thought For Today: Faith comes by hearing the word of God!

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyAugust 18, 2016 at 7:35 AM
Amen! For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry. Saints perfecting saints perfectings saints...
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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.