Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 15 September 2021

Insufficiency

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” (2 Corinthians 3:5-6)

Today’s Morsel: I often wonder what could be accomplished in the kingdom of God if we humans would stop thinking that we must have certain talents and abilities to do what God is sending and asking us to do? When Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up, he said, “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” (Isaiah 6:8) We are not sufficient in ourselves to do what God sends or asks of us. That is why we need Him. The ten spies were right. They did not have the might within themselves to defeat their enemies in the promised land. They were insufficient. But Caleb and Josuah told them, “If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.” (Numbers 14:8) We aren’t sufficient they said, but God is. And if He delights in us, then He will bring us into the land. Just do not rebel against Him. Moses told God if you are not going with us, then do not send us because we are not sufficient (my wording). Paul said, "not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament." I am like Paul. I do not assume myself to have any power to enlighten the mind or change the heart of others. I am only an instrument in the hand of God. In myself, I am insufficient to do anything. But because Christ is in me, I can do exceeding, abundant above all that I could ask or think. How about you today? Are you persuaded that you can do abundant things? With Christ in you, you are able to.

Sing: Victory, victory shall be mine. Victory, victory shall be mine. If I hold my peace, let the Lord fight my battle, victory, victory, shall be mine.

Thought For Today: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)

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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.