Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2 June 2021

The Failure of The Church

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
(Mark 16:15-18)

Today’s Morsel: I am afraid that we, as a church, are failing. We have allowed the ways of the world to impact who we are as a people of God. Over 2000 years ago, Jesus taught His disciples what they were to be, know, and do. But somewhere the church is failing to continue on in this way. Paul told the church at Philippi the things you have seen in me do, and the God of love and peace shall be with you. If the church will just preach the gospel and stop trying to preach about what people are going through and where they are in their lives, the gospel will bring them out of darkness into light. If we only meet folks where they are, they will always want us to meet them where they are when we preach. And if we keep trying to meet them where they are, and we are going to wear ourselves out and lose focus of what we have been commissioned to do. The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. People need to die to self, get baptized in Jesus’ name, and walk in newness of life. If we do not get back to preaching and teaching the gospel, we are going to keep failing as a church. Racism, prejudice, and divisions are just a few examples that the church is failing. If we preach the gospel, it will bring folks out of darkness and unto His marvelous light. Let's get back to the simplicity of the Truth of God's word.

Sing: Let me walk in the light, in the great gospel light, let me walk in the gospel light. Till my journey is over and I travel no more, let me walk in the gospel light.

Thought For Today: The gospel still works.

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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.