Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 18 February 2020

Self- Ignorance

“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart” (Ephesians 4:17-18)

Today’s Morsel: When I usually see a word or phrase that begins with the word ‘self’, I stop and take a closer look at the meaning and what it is trying to get me to see. In today’s manna, the title is self-ignorance. So I ask myself, "Am I stupid or without knowledge of myself?" Do I really know me or am I ignorant to me? To be ignorant is to lack knowledge, education, or awareness of something. It is to be unaware or uninformed. Those two words are scary in themselves. To think that I am not aware or maybe uninformed about me is frightening to me. What are my hidden sins? What are my idiosyncrasies? What are my bad habits? Am I like an old refrigerator that can’t keep anything? Do I think I’m saved because my parents dedicated me to Jesus as a baby? Self-ignorance of one’s self can cause them to mislead and deceive others. It can result in deterioration in one’s life. It can manifest itself in a false self-confidence and cause you to retain sin in your life. However, Paul said that the biggest problem with self-ignorance is that it alienates from the life of God because it blinds your heart.

Sing: I know who I am, I know who I am, I know who I am I am Yours, I am Yours. I know who I am, I know who I am, I know who I am I am Yours, I am Yours. And You are mine, Jesus You are mine, You are mine Jesus You are mine.

I was running and You found me. I was blinded and You gave me sight. You put a song of praise in me.

I was broken and You healed me. I was dying, and You gave me life. Lord, You are my identity. And I know, I know, I know who I am, I know who I am, I know who I am I am Yours, I am Yours. I know who I am, I know who I am, I know who I am I am Yours, I am Yours. And You are mine Jesus You are mine, You are mine Jesus You are mine. (Israel and New Breed)

Thought For Today: You can only fix stupid by the word of God (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.