Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 November 16

Thy Loving-kindness

“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.” (Psalms 63:1-4)

Today’s Morsel: Have you ever gotten to the point that it feels as though God is missing in your life? I mean, you are doing everything that you know to do and yet it feels like you just can’t get a breakthrough. Everyone else seems to be rejoicing, worshipping, and excited about what it is taking place in the church service, but you just can’t seem to get enough motivation within yourself to raise your hands or get excited. One of the things we must learn is that giving God praise shouldn’t be because of what others are doing. Our praise ought to be because of His lovingkindness towards us. We worship and praise God because of His goodness, mercy, grace, and truth. I find that for me, when I feel as though God isn’t near, that it is during this time that He is teaching me to walk by faith and not by sight. When my soul seems dry and thirsty, it is a call for me to come to the fountain and drink. And when it seems as though God has moved, it’s a call for me to get back on course. And when I feel like weeping and crying, all I need to do is prime the pump within. Because I have a well of living water inside of me. As Jesus told the woman at the well: “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14)

Sing: Thy loving-kindness is better than life. Thy loving-kindness is better than life. My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee. I will lift-up my hands unto Thy name.

I will lift-up my hands unto Thy name. I will lift-up my hands unto Thy name. My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee. I will lift-up my hands unto Thy name.

Thought For Today: “For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.” (Psalms 26:3)

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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.