Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2 October 2021

What Is The Bible?

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Today’s Morsel: I think if more people would read the Bible for themselves and they would stop listening to those who say that the church is evil and have never read the Bible themselves, their lives could be so much better. It has been reported that the Bible is the number one best-selling book each year, yet it is also the least read. The Bible is the infallible word of God. It is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. The Bible is designed to help make you become a better person and be able to live your life with fewer troubles and hardships. When marriages fail, it is because of violations of biblical principles. When children are disrespectful, it is because of a violation of biblical principles. When people are murdered, abused, molested, lied on, cheated, misused, or hated because of the color of their skin or national origin, it is all due to a violation of biblical principles. The Bible is a book of character and is designed to teach us to live a godly, and righteous lifestyle. If you feel as though you keep running into a wall and that nothing seems to be going right for you, start reading the Book of Proverbs, and let the Lord help you figure it out. “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.” (Proverbs 4:5-9) Having a Bible and not reading and studying it, is like having a million dollars in the bank and dying of starvation.

Sing: Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, they are weak, but He is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me; yes, Jesus loves me; yes, Jesus loves me, for the Bible tells me so.

Thought For Today: “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” (Psalms 119:9)

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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.