Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, November 14, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 14 November 2022

Collar Him

“Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” (James 4:13-17)

Today’s Morsel: We need to put a collar on procrastination. Every day, he runs ramped in just about every home. He is like that neighbor that comes to your home early and doesn’t leave all day. Consuming your valuable time. As a matter of fact, he is the thief of time. Just think about what you could accomplish if you didn’t procrastinate. I was going to mow my lawn one day and I procrastinated and didn’t do it, saying I’ll do it tomorrow. Well, tomorrow came, and with it came the rain. And it rained for the next four days and with all that rain my grass grew taller making it harder for me to cut. And it took me a lot longer. James said we don’t know what tomorrow holds. The same is true with life. We don’t even know if we will be alive tomorrow or not. That adage, don’t put off for tomorrow for what you can do today should be a wake-up call for us not to procrastinate. If you have not been born again yet of the water and the Spirit, according to Acts 2:38, you might want to get it done ASAP. If Jesus comes you don’t get a second chance. And eternity is a long time.

Sing: Jesus said here I stand, won’t you please let me in, and you said I will tomorrow. Jesus said I am He who supplies all your needs and you said, I know but tomorrow. Oh, tomorrow, I’ll give my life tomorrow, I thought about today, but it’s so easier to say, tomorrow. Who promised you tomorrow, better choose the Lord today, for tomorrow very well might be today.

Thought For Today: Procrastination is the thief of time. (Charles Dickens)

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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.