Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, September 11, 2026

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2026 September 11

I’m Not Going If You Aren’t

“And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.” (Exodus 33:12-15)

Today’s Morsel: Moses seem to have a very good relationship with God. Scripture says “And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend…” (Exodus 33:11) When I was called by God to carry this precious gospel to the nation of Mongolia, I asked God, like Moses, who was going with me? God said that my wife was going with me. I knew that God was going with me, even though He told me that my wife was going with me. Moses told God that if He was not going with them, then don’t carry them up either. Those are words of faith and confidence from Moses. Moses knew that He would need God and that he wanted assurance that God was going with them. There is nothing wrong with stepping out on faith and going before to a place, but cockiness and pride can get you into a whole lot of trouble. Especially if God has not called you to a work or a place. Moses had a calling of God, and he had God’s word that He would not forsake him, nor leave him, and that He would go with Him. Even though Moses wanted to know who God was sending with him, he wanted God to know that it doesn’t matter who else He’s sending with him, if He wasn’t going, he wasn’t going either. Boldness on Moses part and wisdom on his part as well. Boldness, because he wanted God to know that He needed him; and wisdom to show that he had already learned what happens without God in one’s life. As pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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: “Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.” (Psalms 27:9)

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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.