Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 Jun 19

Truth

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32)

Today’s Morsel: In the religious realm, we hear folks say, “They have the truth.” Why others say, “They are living in false doctrine.” Shouldn’t everyone that says that they are born-again, and know Jesus, be living, walking, and loving truth? Since Jesus is the way, truth, and life. (John 14:6) Shouldn’t this be a part of their persona? If the Word of God is Truth (John 17:17), and the Word became flesh, which was full of grace and truth (John 1:14), and if we continue in His Word, which gives us an understanding of the truth, and the truth, which is the Word, shall make us free (John 8:31-32), then why are so many that say that they know Jesus, and are born again, living in gloom, despair, and agony; with deep dark depression with excessive misery? Truth doesn’t hold you hostage and cause you to feel hopeless and fearful. Truth makes you free so that you can be a representation of the one that freed you. Jesus Christ!

Sing: Once like a bird in prison I dwelt, no freedom from my sorrow I felt. But Jesus came and listened to me, and glory to God, He made me free.

He made me free, yes, He made me free; He broke the bars of prison for me. I’m glory bound my Jesus to see; glory to God, He made me free.

Thought For Today: “For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.” (Psalms 86:10-12)

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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.