Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 December 27

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon”
(Isaiah 55:6-7).

Today’s Morsel: I often wonder what the news was like around Bethlehem and Jerusalem of Mary and Joseph after the birth of Jesus. I wonder how Joseph reacted to this new born King? I wonder what the owner of the stable now felt after the shepherds came and departed? We know that Mary hid the things in her heart that were told her by the shepherds concerning Jesus. I wonder at what point did Elizabeth and John come to visit Him. Did Jesus and John play together? I wonder what people must have thought about so many visitors coming to their home? Paul told Agrippa this thing was not hid in a corner. Are you one of them still seeking Him today? After every Christmas, we should know more about Him than we did the year before. And every year, we should be seeking Him more and more.

Sing: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you, Hallelu-Hallelujah!

Thought For Today: Sins can only be removed by seeking Him for forgiveness.

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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.