Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, June 30, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 30 June 2023

Turning Darkness into Light

“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79)

Today’s Morsel: One of the greatest mysteries open to us in scripture is God bringing light out of darkness. But when we read and understand that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all, the mystery is easily solved. Wherever Jesus went when He was upon the earth, it brought light. Whether He was teaching and opening peoples’ understanding, opening the eyes of the blind where they could now see, causing the lame to walk, or raising one from the dead, people saw great light. And now Jesus tells us to let our light shine so that men will see our good work and glorify our Father in heaven. Your actions and conduct should reveal to this world that Jesus is in you, the hope of glory. The world around you is looking for hope, healing, and understanding. Now is not the time to be like Eli, and let the lamp go out in the temple. Now is the time to seek for fresh oil and turn the wick up in the lamps high so that the light in the lighthouse will give way to the wayward and lost and bring those souls sailing at sea safely home into port.

Sing: This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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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.