Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 March 6

“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes”
(Proverbs 13:24)

Today’s Morsel: I have heard many people say that they do not like confrontation. Even some parents don’t like having to correct their children. I have seen two and three-year-olds disrespect their parents and nothing is said to the child. I have seen kids disrespect adults, law enforcement personnel, teachers, and their parents say nothing to correct them. I have heard parents say they don’t know what they are going to do with their child because they won’t obey. Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, state, “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” In other words, if you don’t correct your child, you don’t love them. If you do love them, you correct them as soon as they are wrong. The same is true in the church and in every home. Correction reveals love even if the people you must correct may not like it. Non-correction for fear of being hated by the child, or people leaving the church shows a lack of love on the authority’s part. Which category do you fall in? Remember, the earlier the correction the better, and the more love you are showing.

Sing: He touched me. He touched me, and oh the joy that floods my soul. Something happened and now I know, Jesus touched me, and He made me whole.

Thought For Today: The earlier the correction the better (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.