Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, May 9, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 9 May 2022

Spiritual Failure

“Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief”
(Hebrews 4:6)

Today’s Morsel: I have attended quite a few funerals lately, and it is amazing to me that everyone is being placed in heaven. I sure hope that this is the case for them all. But Jesus lets us know that just because someone calls Him Lord doesn’t guarantee entrance into heaven (Matthew 7:21-27). The children of Israel couldn’t enter the Promised Land because of their unbelief. They were standing right at the doorstep and yet they couldn’t enter because of their unbelief. The writer of Hebrews cautions us to not have that same attitude of unbelief as they did. He also informs us that those who come to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Unbelief in God's word will cause spiritual failure. But if we obey it and do what it says, we are ensured of never falling and an entrance will be there for us (see 2 Peter 1:5-11). Don’t allow what others do or say cause you not to believe God’s word. As Paul admonishes us, “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.” (Philippians 2:12-16) We must labor to enter.

Sing: I am determined to hold out to the end, Jesus is with me on Him I can depend; for I know I have salvation for I feel it in my soul. I am determined to hold out till the end.

Thought For Today: “Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” (Hebrews 4:11)

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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.