Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 March 23

Compassion

“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:20-25)

Today’s Morsel: I can remember when I went into the Army back in 1969, if you were a leader or person who showed compassion, you were seen as being too soft and weak. But today, compassionate leadership is seen as the most effective, and ones who possesses great strength. I wonder what changed? I will tell you what changed. People heard about a man named Christ Jesus, Who was always moved with compassion, and they have seen what impact a compassionate leader or person can have on others. Being compassionate doesn’t mean that you are weak. In most cases it means that you understand the golden rule, and that you desire to follow it. Jude says that we must keep ourselves in the love of God and on some have compassion. I have come to realize that some of the most lasting friendships and loving ones have been made through compassion for others. If you have never won a soul to the Lord, and you have wanted to see your witnessing skills come to fruition, then show others compassion, be sincere about it, and you will catch a whole lot of fish. If you are single, you just might catch a fish that will become your mate for life. Just use great wisdom based upon the word of God and your pastor’s direction!

Sing: My heart was destressed beneath Jehovah’s dread frown, and low in the pit where my sins dragged me down. I cried to the Lord from the deep miry clay, Who tenderly brought me out to golden day.

He brought me out of the miry clay, He set my feet on a rock to stay; He put a song in my heart to stay, a song of praise, hallelujah.

Thought For Today: “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” (Psalms 86:15)

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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.