Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 9 April 2020

Companions

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” (Proverbs 13:20)

Today’s Morsel: If you grew up during the Baby-Boomers generation, then you probably watched the ‘Little Rascals’, ‘Dennis the Menace’ or ‘Happy Days.’ Laughable during our childhood, but now looking back these shows may have been rated PG-13 or higher. Solomon says that “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” Your companions are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or they will take you down. This is one of the reasons Solomon tells us in scripture to make sure our friends. The childhood shows I mentioned may have made me laugh at the time, but looking back they didn't add virtue to my life. Those who we call our friends and companions are either going to help us or hinder us. They are either going to make us better or they are going to make us worse. Therefore, before we make someone our friend or companion, we should make sure they are persons of good moral character.

Sing: What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrow share? Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer.

Thought For Today: Companions will either take you up or take you down.

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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.