Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 August 3

“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” (James 2:8-9)

Today’s Morsel: Respect is a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. Aretha Franklin sang a song title, “Respect.” R-E-S-P-E-C-T tell me what it means to me. It had been previous sung by Otis Redding, but had not obtained such fame as it did with Aretha Franklin, because of the feminist movement of the 60’s. Respect - everyone wants it and everyone needs it. There are basically two types of respect. First, is the basic human respect. The kind we’re entitled to merely by being born. This type of respect is based on other people’s needs, hopes, rights, dreams, ideas, and inherent worth. This is just as important and valuable as our own. And it’s demonstrated by us treating others with dignity and courtesy. As Jackie Robinson said, “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” The second type, is that we “Earn” by our own actions. It’s based on who we are and it comes from our behavior. How we live, act, and how we conduct ourselves will determine if we earn it from others. If we want to be respected and earn others respect, then we must eliminate derogatory words and phrases from our vocabulary, treat everyone with dignity and courtesy, and we must consider others’ feelings before speaking or acting. The Bible says that in order to have a friend we must show ourselves friendly. I would also say that in order to be respected, we must show respect and live a life that reflects respect to others.

Sing: Oh how I love Jesus, Oh how I love Jesus, Oh how I love Jesus, because He first loved me.

Thought For Today: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jackie Robinson

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyAugust 3, 2017 at 7:38 AM
Amen...to him who is , He shows Himself ...why not use 'respectful'?
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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.