Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, May 13, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 13 May 2022

The Road To Greatness

“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.”
(Matthew 23:11)

Today’s Morsel: I often wonder if so many of the things that black Americans accomplished were because they were servants. Here are just a few:

George Crum - The Potato Chip

Garrett Morgan - The Protective Mask

Philip Downing - The Protect Mailbox

Charles Drew - Blood Bank

Garrett Morgan - Traffic Light

George Washington Carver - Peanut Butter

Andrew Miles - The Electric Elevator Doors

Mark Dean - Color IBM PC Monitors

George Sampson - Clothes Dryer

John Burr - Lawn Mower

Thomas Elkins - Modern Toilets

Alice Parker - Heating Furnace

There are many items that are recorded as being created by black Americans. Jesus said, “But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Servants learn things that other folk may never learn. Usually, your best leaders are those who rise from the bottom to the top that were servants. If you want to get on the road to greatness, you must learn how to be a servant first.

Sing: Jesus use me, O’ Lord don’t refuse me, for surely there’s a work that I can do. And even though it's humble, Lord help my will to crumble, though the cost be great I’ll work for You.

Thought For Today: “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28)

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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.