Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, May 8, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 May 8

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).

Today’s Morsel: Located on the water tower at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is the theme of the base, “Victory Starts Here!” The initial place for obtaining success on the battlefield starts at a soldier’s basic combat training center. On this day, in 1945, what is known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day; WWII ended in Europe after Germany signed an unconditional surrender. One of the things listed in the Military Code of Conduct is to never surrender of your own free will. Soldiers are taught in their basic combat training to resist by all means possible and try to escape at every given moment if captured. John tells us that if we develop our faith so that we can overcome the world, (the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, which is the world) we will have the victory and we will win. What are you doing to develop your faith? It starts at the church (Romans 10:17), your basic combat training center. Victory starts here!

Sing: Faith can move mountains, mountains of fear and of doubt; faith can move mountains, so why don’t you try your faith out.

Thought For Today: Victory starts at church (Parker)

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyMay 8, 2017 at 6:29 AM
Who can stand against the Lord? No one can, no one will. Victory belongs to Jesus!
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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.