Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, August 1, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 August 1

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:5-8)

Today’s Morsel: Have you ever said something or told someone something and immediately you say to yourself, “I wish that I had not said that?” James said that our tongues are hard to control. It’s a small member, but it can create trouble if we aren’t careful. James also tells us, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19). I think the reason our tongue gets us into trouble is because we do not take the time to think before we speak. For me, I’m trying to get to the point where I don’t feel as though I have to have the last word or always give input into what others are talking about. The Bible never says to him that hath a mouth let him speak. Yet it does say he that hath an ear let him hear. The psalmist said, “O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise” (Psalms 51:15). In Ephesians 6:19, Paul requested that they would pray for Him “That utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel." In today’s world, people are looking for someone who will listen to them, and not for someone to always tell them what they need to do. Always remember, wrong advice can be just as destructive as the tongue from which it came.

Sing: I will sing hallelujah, I will sing, O’ Lord; I will sing hallelujah O’ Lord. For You are the source of my supply, Lord I praise and I lift You high, I will sing hallelujah O’ Lord.

Thought For Today: Be careful little tongue what you say.

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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.