Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker -2024 January 6

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker -2024 January 6

I Am A Child of God

“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” (John 1:11-12)

Today’s Morsel: One of the greatest values of the new birth is that it makes us sons and daughters of God. Paul states: “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26) He also told the church at Rome, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” (Romans 8:14-17) When God puts His spirit in us, it brings us into His family. I hear people say that folks commit suicide because they are lonely, depressed, and saddened, and it is because they have no friends or anyone to talk to. I don’t understand that because God’s family is a very big family. Scripture tells us that a man that would have friends must show himself friendly and that there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I have come to realize, since my new birth experience, that I have a lot of brothers and sisters of all races, colors, nationalities, and cultures. The new birth experience is for the making of sons and daughters in the kingdom and family of God. I wonder if we were to check with ancestor.com if they could link us back to our spiritual roots. Reach out and find your family connections in the family of God. You will be glad you did. We need each other.

Sing: You’re my brother, you’re my sister, so take me by the hand, together we will work until He comes. There’s no foe that can defeat us, when we’re walking side by side; as long as there is love, we can stand.

Thought For Today: Have you considered seeking for some of your brothers and sisters today?

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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.