Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 November 19

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
(Revelation 22:16)

Today’s Morsel: There is nothing to me like good preaching. I love to hear some good old fashioned preaching. I often wonder what it was like under Paul’s preaching. I wonder if he spoke with fire and zeal about Jesus. I wonder when Ezra stood on the pulpit and preached, what the people thought of him (Nehemiah 8:4). Granted this was not a podium like we use today, it was more like a tower. Or how do you think Peter delivered his message of Christ when he entered the house of Cornelius? No matter how they did it, they all had one common message to deliver. And that was, Jesus Christ was the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star. If this message is preached, one will realize as Paul said, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power” (Colossians 2:9-10); and that this was the faith which was once delivered unto the saints, Jude said (Jude 3).

Sing: He is fairer than lily of the valley. He brighter than the morning star. He is purer than the snow, fresher than the breeze, lovelier than all of these.

Thought For Today: Jesus is still God, no matter how you look at it.

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyNovember 19, 2016 at 6:42 AM
Amen! 'He that hath seen me hath seen the father'...'There is no Savior beside me.'
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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.