Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 9 Jun 2022

Don’t Ever Give Up On Life

“And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, why sit we here until we die? If we say, we will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.”
(2 Kings 7:3-4)

Today’s Morsel: There are those who give up on life too quickly. There are many who, because of hardships, loneliness, low self-esteem, and rejection, give up on life and see no reason to live. But these things should not cause you to give up on life. Life is challenging and you must learn how to live it and enjoy it. A lot of our hardships and loneliness can be caused by us. We can sometimes be our own worst enemy. Life is not a problem to be solved, it is a beauty to be lived. One of the four lepers saw a reason to live instead of die. He realized something that the others may not have considered. He said, Look, if we say, we will enter the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die. Notice, he said let’s go to the Syrians, the worst thing that can happen is they kill us. But if we sit here or go into the city we are going to die anyway. So, I’m taking my chances to live. They just might feed us. And when they made a move, God made a move for them. Don’t give up on life. The next move you make to live may be the turnaround for your new life. Therefore, you shouldn’t ever give up on life. Life is a gift to be enjoyed and cherished.

Sing: Who is this who comes with healing for the halt, the blind, the lame, saying softly to the sinner follow Me. Only come in faith believing as of old the people came, and the lame shall walk the blind again shall see?

It is Jesus, Jesus, sad ones weep no more, He will heal the brokenhearted, open wide the prison door, He is able to deliver evermore.

Thought For Today: You’ll never know how close you were until you quit.

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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.