Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, December 18, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 18 December 2020

Sustainment

“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” (Proverbs 18:14)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things that I learned in the military, and now even in the church, is self-motivation. In other words, there are times that I will need to motivate myself to keep going and to keep an optimistic outlook on life. If we are not careful, we can let the world around us and others pull us down into the pit of gloom and doom. Another thing that I have learned as a Christian is that some things did not come with the Holy Spirit and my salvation. Some of those things are depression, pessimism, sadness, stress, despondency, and complaining. If these things are continuously in your life, then there is a breach in your spirit and your spirit will not sustain you. In other words, it will not help you. A good health spirit will help you to stay motivated and uplifted. Notice what the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Galatia: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:22-25) Now, if you say that you are born-again, but you are living in the pit of gloom and doom, check your spirit. Listen to David, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.” (Psalms 42:5) Just to know that Jesus has saved you should cause you to always have a sense of Esprit-de-Corps and self-motivation where you keep up your praise.

Sing: This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made; I will rejoice, I will rejoice, and be glad in it, and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made.

Thought For Today: Don’t let the devil steal your joy!

1 comment:

Stan 1000December 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM
Amen,
Speaking to yourself!
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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.