Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 January 24

Are You Enjoying Life?

“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.”

(John 5:39-40)

Today’s Morsel: One of the reasons that Jesus told Nicodemus for His coming to the earth was so that people might have eternal life (John 3:16). But sad to say, some folks will spend their enter life on earth and will never live. They will only exist. They will spend 50, 60, 70, 80, and in some cases 90 years here on earth and will never live. Even today, there are many so called Christians that are not living but only existing. They go to church two or three time each week, go home, turn on the TV, plop down at the computer, go to bed, get up and go to work, and repeat the same old cycle repeatedly. That my friend is existing not living. Living is when you get wrapped up in Jesus and allow Him to direct your steps throughout the course of your day. It is taking the word that you hear on Sunday and Wednesday, or whenever you go to church, and sowing that seed into the heart of others. Living is knowing that you have been born-again and are now on your way to heaven to be with Jesus. Living is setting a vision for yourself and some goals and striving to see those come to fruition. Peter said “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:1-5) We are to be lively stones not dead ones.

Sing: I’m gonna praise the Lord anyway that I can. I’m gonna praise the Lord anyway that I can. I’m gonna praise Him in the morning, praise Him all day long, I’m gonna praise the Lord anyway that I can.

Thought For Today: Why don’t you start acting like your coat tail is on fire, or a wasp just went down the back of your blouse.

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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.