Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 25 January 2020

Making Your Enemy Your Friend

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.” (Proverbs 25:21-22)

Today’s Morsel: When is the last time you have brought your enemy a meal? Jesus said that if thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. I know that it doesn’t make sense to us to do this if the person is our enemy. But God’s way isn’t our way. Even the meanest dog, if you feed him and give him water to drink, will sooner or later let you pet him. What we don’t understand is the person whom we may think is our enemy or doesn't like us may be reacting for fear of us or maybe someone has told them something negative about us, because they didn’t like us or our successes. But because you are the bigger of the two, Jesus said that we should take the first step to restore the relationship and God will reward us for our kindness. Do not lean to your own understanding but obey the Lord's word, and let Him work on your behalf.

Sing: Give and it shall be given, good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over. Give and it shall be given, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and runneth over; give and it shall be given, when you give you give to the Lord.

Thought For Today: You can’t beat God’s giving.

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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.