Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 September 22

“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1).

Today’s Morsel: One of the things that we find in scripture is most kings are associated with either good or evil. When we hear their names, we draw our conclusion of them based on that name. In John Chapter 12, scripture says, “Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor” (John 12:3-5)? If you will notice, Solomon correlates a good name to precious ointment. It’s valuable and must not be wasted. Your name says a lot about who you are and your character. Your name may not mean a lot to you, but your parents gave it to you because they saw you as someone special. “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold” (Proverbs 22:1). If we are born again, His name is in our forehead and we must never devalue it. Build a good reputation with the name you bear.

Sing: His name is wonderful! His name is wonderful! His name is wonderful! Jesus my Lord. He is the Mighty King. Master of everything. His name is wonderful! Jesus my Lord.

Thought For Today: Protect your name (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.