Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, February 7, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 7 February 2022

Camouflage

“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” (Romans 12:9)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things we learned in the army was how to camouflage ourselves and our equipment from enemy observation. We had camouflage nets, camouflage sticks to paint our faces, camouflage paint to paint our vehicles, and even our uniforms were camouflage. In writing to the church at Rome, Paul instructed them to not let their love be camouflaged. It must be the real thing. He said it must be without dissimulation. When people see you, they should know that if you tell them that you love them, it is for real. There must not be irregular patterns with our love. We must love without impartiality. God is love. And His love is true and real. And we must be as He is. When you tell someone that you love them, are you for real, or are you a chameleon? Be upfront and real with people, let them know you are the real deal.

Sing: I love Him too much to fail Him now, too much to break my vow; for I promised the Lord that I would make it somehow, and now I love Him too much to fail Him now.

Thought For Today: Let love be without dissimulation

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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.