Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 October 29

Follow Me

“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)

Today’s Morsel: When I first enlisted in the army, my Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) was 11-Bravo, Infantry. Queen of Battle. And our Infantry motto was, “Follow me!” We would sing songs to express our love for the infantry. Songs such as: “Hail! Hail! Infantry, queen of battle, follow me; with a weapon in my hand, I want to be a fighting man.” The infantry doesn’t follow others into battle, they lead others into the battle, and calls for them to follow them. Paul admonishes us to: “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1); and “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” (Philippians 4:9). Who are you following? Jesus told the men He was calling to follow Him and that He would make them fishers of men. Would you like to learn how to properly win souls? Then open your Bible, read it, and start following Jesus’ example, and you will be totally surprised how many fish (men) you will catch. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

Sing: Lead me Lord, I will follow. Lead me Lord, I will go. You have called me, I will answer. Lead me Lord, I will go.

Thought For Today: “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)

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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.