Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 January 7

“For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive” (Matthew 20:1-7)

Today’s Morsel: Many campaign promises are made during election years by candidates to increase people’s wages in hopes to sway people to vote for them. On January 5, 1914, Henry Ford introduced $5.00 per day wages for all his Ford workers. This would fall in line with the parable that Jesus told of the man that went out to hire laborers. He agreed with them for a penny a day. There was not a set hourly wage, but a daily wage, the same as Henry Ford made with his workers. I’m sure at the end of the day with Mr. Ford, some of them were probably angry that those that got hired later in the day made the same as everyone else did, somewhat like Jesus said. But the agreement was for a day not an hourly rate. We must work for the Lord all day long and be content with our wages at the end of the day. Are you laboring in Christ’s vineyard? The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labors are few. Working for Jesus may not pay much here on earth, but the retirement benefits are out of this world!

Sing: Jesus, use me; Oh Lord don’t refuse me, For surely there’s a work that I can do. And even though its humble, Lord, help my will to crumble, though the cost be great I’ll work for You.

Thought For Today: Working for Jesus may not pay much here on earth, but the retirement benefits are out of this world.

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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.