Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 9 October 2019

Getting to the Point of Nevertheless

“Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:38-39)

Today’s Morsel: The longer we delay in our obedience to the word of God, the longer it will take for us to become more like Him. His word is designed to perfect us and make us like Him. We must get to the point of nevertheless when it comes to the things of God. No matter if anyone else is obeying it or not, we must obey. No matter if anyone else is tithing or not; we must obey. No matter if anyone else is living holy or not, we must obey. Our eternal salvation is not predicated on what others do. It is predicated on what we do. If we want to hear Jesus say, ‘Well done’, then we must get to the point of nevertheless and let His will be done in our lives. We must be obedient to His word.

Sing: He leadeth me, He leadeth me, by His great power He leadeth me. His faithful follower I will be, for by His power He leadeth me.

Thought For Today: Obedience is better than sacrifice

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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.