Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, June 7, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 7 June 2021

Choose The Right Target

“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”

(Galatians 4:16)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about the truth is it can make people hate you, love you, and in some cases, it may cause others to desire to hurt you. When people are wrong and they know that they are wrong, and you confront them about their wrong, prepare to be rebuked. Solomon states, “He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.” (Proverbs 9:7) Once you correct a scorner you become a target. Paul asks the church if he became their enemy because he had told them the truth. Jesus said that the truth would make you free. If you want to be made free, then you must allow others to tell you the truth and you must love the truth they tell you. The truth does not destroy you; the truth saves you. Anytime you get angry with someone who tells you the truth, you are aiming at the wrong target.

Sing: Are you ready should the Savior call today? Would Jesus say “well done” or “go away”? My home is for the pure, the vile can never stay, we shall see the King when He comes.

We shall see the King, we shall see the King, we shall see the King when He comes. He's coming in power, we’ll hail the blessed hour; we shall see the King when He comes.

Thought For Today: There are enough targets to aim at without firing at each other.

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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.