Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, December 4, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 December 4

Edification

“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” (Romans 14:19)

Today’s Morsel: The word “edify” means to build up in communicating with others. We Christians are called to use our speech to build people up instead of tearing them down. We are to minister grace to one another by conveying kindness, mercy, and love. What do you do each day to edify others? The month of December seems to be the month that many find themselves stressed, depressed, lonely, homesick, and even downright bored. One would think that the month of December would be a month that folks would be filled with joy, peace, love, hope, and excitement. But for some folks it seems to wreck their entire month. I don’t know why since Jesus came to give us life and that more abundantly. So, now that you have that little bit of information, what are you going to do daily to edify others? Paul said, “Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” Just what are some of the things that you can do to edify others? Well first, edification must begin with yourself. If you do not edify yourself daily, the likelihood of you edifying someone else isn’t going to happen. But once you edify yourself, then you can build up others. You can tell your kids what a great job they did with their schoolwork and cleaning their room. You can thank your spouse for the things that they do around the house each day. You can thank your pastor and his wife (if married) for caring for you. You can thank the cashiers for coming to work to take care of you. You can turn negative situations into peace and forgiveness. Again, Paul tell us, “Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11) The way to express edification is to remember the “Golden Rule.” Simply do unto others as you would want them to do unto you. Have fun this month applying that!

Sing: I get joy, joy, joy, when I think about the Lord, when I’m standing in His presence, I say give me more and more. Well, it starts in my hands, and it moves down to my feet. I’ve got His joy, joy, all over 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.