Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 16 April 2022

He Is Risen

“Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.” (John 2:18-22)

Today’s Morsel: Jesus had taught and told His disciples and others about the resurrection, but they did not have an understanding as to what He meant. Most people know that once a person dies and is placed in a tomb, there is no rising again in this flesh. When Jesus appeared unto His disciples, and to Thomas who had doubted his resurrection, He said, “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” (John 20:27-29) Jesus said to Thomas, because you have seen me, you believe that I have risen. But those who believe that I have risen and have yet to see me are also going to be blessed. We must walk by faith and not by sight. If we do not believe in the resurrection of Christ, we are going to be of all men most miserable.

Sing: I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today; I know that He is living no matter what men say. I feel His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, and just the time I need Him, He’s always near.

He lives. He lives. Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way. He lives. He lives. Salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.

Thought For Today: God’s not dead, He is alive!

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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.