Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 23 September 2021

The Day My Life Was Changed

“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)

Today’s Morsel: On this day in 1969, I enlisted in the U.S. Army. It would be a day that would change my life forever. Little did I know that by taking that one step and raising my hand to enlist in the U.S. Army, that I would meet the love of my life (for now over 45 years), receive from God the best kids, grandkids, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law that could ever be given, travel around the world, see countries that I would never have imagined I would see, meet some of the most fantastic people in the world, weep and cry when it was time for transitions, train people to help them be better in their lives, and that God would intervene and save us from a world of sin in His time, and use us to become missionaries paid by the U.S. Government. That one day changed my life forever. And now, here it is 52 years later and even though we are not in the US Military, we are still enlistees in the Lord’s Army, carrying the whole gospel to the whole world daily. If you take a step toward God today, it could change your life forever. And believe me, it could just be the best thing you ever do.

Sing: Well, we are soldiers, in God’s Army, and we’re fighting, claiming victory, we will not give up, we will not turn around, we are soldiers, marching heaven-bound.

Thought For Today: Taking a step for God today, could change your life forever.

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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.