Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 3 February 2021

Life Insurance

“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13)

Today’s Morsel: I do not know about you, but there is not a week that goes by that I do not receive a letter in the mail telling me that I qualify for life insurance. Really! How can they know that I qualify without having ever met me or know me? When I look at what they are charging for their premiums, I know I do not qualify because I am not going to pay that much. When God was getting ready to bring the last plague upon Egyptians, because of the hardness of Pharaoh’s heart for not letting the children of Israel go, God gave Moses instructions for the children of Israel. They were to take blood from the animal sacrifice and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses. And the blood, God said, shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. In other words, the blood would be life insurance for them. The writer of Hebrews states: “Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” (Hebrews 9:18-22) Do you have a life insurance policy with Jesus Christ? Have you had the blood applied to your life? It is applied in the waters of baptism in His name. Believe me, you qualify if you are willing to repent of your sins and be baptized in Jesus' name. That is the only cost and the only condition. And trust me, it is not a term life insurance policy, it is a whole life insurance policy.

Sing: Saved and I’m happy today, thanks be to God for this I can say, I’m saved, and I am happy today, I’m walking up the King’s highway.

Thought For Today: Who's your insurance carrier? (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.