Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 March 20

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1).

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about freedom is that it is not free. It has a cost. To remain free once we have been made free, one must purpose to remain free, or else we will return to their old ways. When God delivered Israel from slavery and captivity, they at first were excited and happy. They danced. They shouted. They were elated. But not long afterwards, they didn’t like their freedom and they wanted to return to their old way of life. In the church, we call this backsliding, which is merely a return to the old way of life and living. Paul told the church at Galatia to remain steadfast and to persevere in the freedom that Jesus Christ had used to make them free, and not return to the things that had them in bondage prior to their freedom (my words). There are many things today that have people in bondage. A love of money. Social media. Greed. Selfishness. Pride. Lust. Perversion. These things have many in bondage and they can’t get free. Sad to say, many of them were at one time made free by Jesus through His word, but they did not remain in that freedom. They desired to return to their old way of life. Not acting or participating in the things that others call fun or dressing in an unkempt and immoral way is not bondage but freedom. What about you? Are you on the verge of walking away from your freedom because of what the world has told you that you are missing? Have you considered eternity lately? Have you counted the cost?

Sing: Once like a bird in prison I dwelt, no freedom from my sorry I felt, but Jesus came and listened to me, and glory to God, He set me free.

He set me free, yes, He set me free. He broke the bonds of prison for me. I’m glory bound my Jesus to see. Glory to God, He set me free.

Thought For Today: Have you considered eternity lately?

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RandyMarch 20, 2018 at 7:42 AM
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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.