Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, February 12, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 February 12

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

“These things I command you, that ye love one another.” (John 15:17)

Today’s Morsel: The late Tina Turner sang a song titled, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” You see, back in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, most of the black music artist that sang for Motown and other record companies came out of the church and church choirs. And so, they would have heard a lot of preaching and singing about God’s love and His salvation. But sad to say, many of them took their talents and abilities into the world, and their downfall quickly followed.

So, what does love got to do with you and me? First of all, Jesus commanded us that we must love one another. True love will change a person’s heart. But again, sad to say, folks just will not listen and obey. If we all would love each other the way that Christ loved us, there would be no wars nor rumors of wars. There would be no divorce. There would be not gossip and backbiting. There would be no prejudice against people. There would be no lying, cheating, and stealing. There would be no hate crimes. There would be no need to lock your doors or homes. But when we don’t love the way that Jesus tells us to love, then the opposite happens every time. Remember, love is not about someone else, it’s about you and your relationship with Jesus which will produce a love for others. So, what’s love got to with it? Everything.

Sing: I love my Savior, He loves me, too; I seek His favor in everything I do.

Thought For Today: The greatest thing in all my life is knowing love. Which is God.

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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.