Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 November 15

Faithfulness

“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

(1 Corinthians 4:2)

Today’s Morsel: Are you faithful? If we are ever going to reach perfection in our lives, then we must learn and develop the trait of faithfulness. Scripture tells us that God is faithful. What does that mean? It means that He can be trusted, or that He is worthy of trust. He can be counted on or relied upon. When we think of faithfulness, we think of being loyal, true to ones promises and vows. Firm and unchanging in support of others. When we look at marriages, marriages are based on faithfulness, because we can’t see everything the other person does, nor can we be with them everywhere they go. So, we look to them to be loyal and dependable. One of the greatest causes to divorce is unfaithfulness. Even friendships and relationships are broken and tarnished due in part to unfaithfulness. So, what are some ways to build our faithfulness. Jesus said: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) Living out the Golden Rule should cause us to be faithful. Just how do you want others to treat you? If you aren’t faithful, you will reap what you sow. John says, “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked...But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” (1 John 2:6, 27) God is faithful. So, are you walking like Him? If we walk in the spirt, Paul said, we will not fulfill the lust of our flesh. Everyone has good intentions, but where are those who will carry out those good intentions? That is what being faithful is all about.

Sing: He’s been faithful, faithful to me; His love and mercy I see. Even in my heart, I have questioned, even failed to believe; yet He’s been faithful, faithful, to me.

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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.