Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, August 25, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 August 25

The Greatest of These Three

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Today’s Morsel: I was asked the question as to how do we do greater things for God? Well, I believe that when Jesus spoke to His disciples these words, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father” (John 14:12), I think that He may have been speaking from the standpoint that after the disciple received His Spirit, they would take the gospel further then they had done while He was with them here on the earth. From what we read in scripture, Jesus, and the men that He chose and was training, only worked and operated within Jerusalem and the location of Israel. But once the disciples received the Holy Ghost, they went into all parts of the unknown world. If we track Paul’s missionary journey, he covered a lot more territory spreading the gospel with miracles, wonders, and signs. God was working with them. And so, they did greater things, but only because God was working with them. Paul speaks to the church at Corinth about love stating that there are three things that ought to abide in every believer. And those three things are faith, hope, and charity, which is love. But he said that the greatest of these is charity. Why is love the greatest of these three things that ought to be in us? Well, from scripture, we know that without faith, it is impossible to please God, and our faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Hope is what we are saved by; and it is the anchor which we have for the soul, which keeps us steadfast and rooted in Christ. But God is love (1 John 4:8). And there is nothing or anyone greater than God. So love is the greatest of the three operating through us.

Sing: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness. Beautiful for situations, the joy of the whole earth; is mount Zion on the side of the north, the city of the great King.

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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.