Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 November 30

I Am Determined

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:35-39)

Today’s Morsel: One of the greatest hinderances to determination is a lack of self-discipline. People just seem to give up too easily. For many, they have not developed the trait of contentment and perseverance. When I was a First Sergeant in the Army, I would have some of my soldiers just drop out of the runs because they didn’t like running or they were just plane lazy. But I quickly rectified the problem. The divisions policy was that every soldier must be able to run 4 miles in 32 minutes in combat boots. So, to ensure that my soldiers met the standard, if they fell out of the run in the morning, I had them report to me at 4:30 pm, when everyone was getting off work, I placed them on a duce & a half truck, and took them out 4 miles, and made them run back to the unit. I did this daily until they disciplined themselves to meet the standard. It was amazing how it worked. Jesus asked the question if He is going to find faith on the earth when He comes again? Is He going to find it in you? Is He going to find that you have held to the standards that He has set for you to receive your eternal reward? Is He going to find that nothing could separate Him from you? Have you determined to hold out until the end? If you are unsure, may I suggest you get someone to load you on the duce & a half, drive you out and you make the run back daily until your faith is built and strong. You don’t want to miss out when Jesus comes back.

Sing: I am determined to hold out unto the end, Jesus is with me, on Him I can depend; for I know I have salvation for I feel it in my soul. I am determined to hold out unto the end.

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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.