Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 June 12

Are You Willing To Go All The Way?

“Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:38-39)

Today’s Morsel: The determining factor whether you will make it to heaven or not is your mindset. As Paul told the church Colossi: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1-4) If you have already obeyed Peter’s instructions from the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38), now it becomes a mindset if you will make it to heaven of not. I know that there will be many things that will try to impede you and prevent you from getting there, but you must purpose to not allow those things to stop you. You must get to the point of nevertheless, and let the chips fall where they may, and not allow anything to separate you from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Are you willing to go all the way? As the writer of Hebrews admonishes us: “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” (Hebrews 10:38-39) You can go back if you want to, but not me. I’m going all the way to the end. Daily I see how good God has truly been to me. And I have been diagnosed with H.I. V. - Heaven In View. (humor)

Sing: Well, I’m going through, yes, I’m going through; I’ll pay the price no matter what others may do. I’ll take the way, with the Lord’s despised few. I started out with Jesus and I’m going through.

Thought For Today: What’s in hell that you want?

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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.