Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, August 28, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 August 28

"And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" (Luke 12:16-20)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about being anchored to the world is it can deceive you. The thing that I dislike about worldly status and wealth is it doesn’t last. No matter what position or how much you have, it isn’t going to last or make you content. I have seen many people depressed over a loss of wealth and position, and some of them are still depressed many years later. In relating this parable of a rich man that we read today, a man whose land was plenty, Jesus is calling our attention to take notice what happened. The man felt that he had enough to last him for the remainder of his life and so he felt to retire. However, he didn’t consider that his life would end so suddenly. The parable also reveals to us what can happen when we put our stock in what we have and not in Christ. We must not allow our accumulation of status and wealth to trump our desire for the things of God and our eternal salvation. We must always remember that we brought nothing into this world, and we for certain will carry nothing out when we leave. So my morsel this morning is simply this, don’t be anchored to this world; but be anchored to Christ. Be anchored to Christ Jesus so when He calls your number you’ll be ready to go.

Sing: I’m going to a city, there’ll be no more night. I’m going to city, where Jesus is the light. The trumpet's gonna sound and I’ll be called away; I’m going to a city someday.

Thought For Today: Don’t be anchored to the world (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.