Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 13 May 2023

Perfect Will or Permissive Will

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:1-2)

Today’s Morsel: Do you understand what the difference is between God’s perfect will and God’s permissive will? Let’s take a closer look at what Paul says here in verse 2. He lists three wills of God. First, there is a Good will of God. Next, there is an Acceptable will of God. And third, there is a Perfect will of God. First, let’s get the meaning of the three words. Good in scripture means: Worthy, moral, vitreous, and wholesome. Acceptable, means: Agreeable and well-pleasing. And Perfect means: Complete is mental and moral character, Whole. With this in mind, we should always desire God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will in our lives. But then there’s this thing called His permissive will. When something is permissive it means it is tolerated. We see this with the children of Israel. God was their king. But they wanted another king. God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will would have been for them to just retain Him as their king. But He tolerated them in rejecting Him for someone else. Which is seen as His permissive will. God knows what His good, acceptable, and His perfect will is for our lives, but He will not stop you if you want your own will to be done. God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will is that we obey His Word, but He will not stop you from rejecting it and doing your own thing.

Sing: Surely goodness, and mercy, shall follow me, all the days, all the days of my life. Surely goodness, and mercy, shall follow me, all the days, all the days of my life. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever, and I will feast at the table spread for me. Surely goodness, and mercy, shall follow me, all the days, all the days of my life.

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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.