Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, October 1, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 October 1

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7)

Today’s Morsel: We often hear of people having different types of phobias. Some people are afraid of heights, while others are afraid of closed rooms, or of flying. Whatever their phobia is, it can cause them to panic and think they will die. So, what is the answer to deal with their phobia? John said that perfect love casteth out fear. And God is love (1 John 4:8). Fear or phobias torment. Yet there is one fear that we must all have and that is not the fear of dying or of people and things, but the fear of God. The respect and awe for Him. Solomon says that this fear is the beginning of knowledge. It’s really the first step to obtaining wisdom. It’s the watchword for a true ethical education. No one can ever become truly wise who does not begin with knowing God who is the fountain of all knowledge. When one’s mind is influenced by this fear and love of God, he will learn more in a day than others who do not have it will learn in a month.

Sing: Deeper! Deeper! In the Love of Jesus daily let me go. Higher! Higher! In the school of wisdom more of grace to know.

O’ deeper yet I pray, and higher every day, and wiser blessed Lord in Thy Precious Holy word.

Thought For Today: The respect for God is the greatest education one can have (Parker).

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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.