Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 23 October 2021

Seeking For Salvation

“Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.”

(Psalms 54:1)

Today’s Morsel: There are many people who are looking for salvation and vindication, but they really don’t know where to find it. Paul states, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) What are you doing to help people find the way? Are you being moved with compassion when you see people around you? Are you moved with compassion when you see what is taking place in this world? Are you moved with compassion when you hear of someone committing suicide? Are you moved with compassion when you hear that someone has been diagnosed with Covid19? What triggers your compassion button? People may not be standing in the street yelling at the top of their voices, "Someone save me; Someone help me.," But their actions are screaming louder than their words ever could. David cried, save me by your name and judge me by thy strength. This name would imply all power and benevolence that was necessary to secure his salvation or safety and to vindicate him. Peter informs us, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) The only saving name is Jesus Christ. Which means Jehovah is salvation. And David's request was to judge him by God's strength and to vindicate him by His power; like as a judge sitting on the bench who has the power to vindicate a sentence or impose it. As Jesus said, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). If you really want to be saved and vindicated, come to Jesus for He is ready to save and to make you free.

Sing: Who is this who loves a sinner as a father loves his own, weeping over those who spurn his gentle plea? Always ready to forgive them and to make forgiveness known; Who is this forever calling you and me?

It is Jesus, Jesus, sad one’s weep no more. He will heal the brokenhearted; open wide the prison doors; He is able to deliver evermore.

Thought For Today: “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)

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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.