Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 October 4

Saturday, October 4, 2014

2014 October 4 - Morning Manna

And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. (Isaiah 12:1-3)

Today's Morsel: I often wonder why Israel had such a hard time trusting God. But then I realize that when a person has carried a burden for a long period of time, and has prayed for it to be removed and it hasn't been, it makes it hard for them to trust God. What I also find is what affects our trust factor, is we usually want things to happen on our own timeline. When they don't, we don't think that God is working on our behalf. And so this too, makes it hard for some folks to trust Him. The writer of Hebrews tells us that the just must live by faith (Hebrews 10:38). No one has control over God and no one can tell Him what to do. This is why we have to learn trust with Him. But if we say that we know Him, and then don't trust Him, we may not be speaking truth from our hearts. Isaiah said that God was His salvation and that he would trust in Him and not be afraid. When you have received salvation, you too must trust Him. If He gave you salvation based on what He said He would do according to His word, don't you think that He'll still come through for you in other things as well? Notice, the word "Trust" only has one "U". Therefore, the ball is in your court to make it happen.

Sing: I trust in God, wherever I may be, upon the land upon the rolling sea, for come what may, from day to day, my heavenly father watches over, over me.

Thought for Today: Trust is just another word for faith. And without it, you can't please God either. (Parker)

Answers to yesterday's Manna questions

1. What scriptures tell you how to handle disagreements with each other? Matthew 5:23-24

2. What scriptures tell a husband and wifes how to live?

Ephesians 5:21-33

3. What scriptures tell fathers how to rear their children?

Ephesians 6:4

4. What scriptures tell you how to avoid the lust of the flesh? Galatians 5:16

5. What scriptures tell you what is the whole duty of man?

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

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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.