Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, January 8, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 January 8

Are You Christ’s Friend?

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” (John 15:13-15)

Today’s Morsel: They say that friends are supposed to be those you can rely on, and those who are faithful and loyal. Jesus told His disciples that they were His friends if they did what He had commanded them. First, you must realize that someone who says that they are your friend is not going to ask you to do anything that is illegal or immoral. As a friend always loves. Even when I was in the military, we had a tele-merical that said, “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” A friend is going to look out for you. They have your best interest at heart. Are you Jesus’ friend? Can He depend on you to do what He has commanded you? Do you take His word to heart and obey it? Remember, you did not choose Christ, He chose you. And He wants you to have great success.

Sing: Who am I that You are mindful of me, that You hear me, when I call. Is it true that You are thinking of me, how You love me? It’s amazing.

I am a friend of God, I am a friend of God, I am a friend of God. He calls me friend.

Thought For Today: “Can Jesus depend on you?”

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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.