Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 December 5

Happiness

“I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.” (Psalms 144:9-15)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things that I have discovered in my ministry is that God’s word has the answer to every problem that will come our way. We just need to search the scriptures and stop wasting money on worldly folks who are going to keep sending you as a dog chasing his tail. Some folks’ problems are caused by their own choices. While others are caused by their own disobedience. Notice if you will how the scripture tells us how to be happy. Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. The psalmist also tells us: “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:” (Psalms 146:5) Just those two scriptures alone tell you how to be happy. We need God in your life to be happy. Jesus even said, “For without me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Do you have Jesus in your life? If you do, then things such as discouragement, low self-esteem, bitterness, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and all unhappiness should not have control of your thought process. Every day, you ought to awake with excitement knowing that you have the God of Jacob in your life and that He is on your side. Solomon even tells us, “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding…She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retaineth her.” (Proverbs 3:13,18). Remember, Jesus Christ was God manifested in flesh, and is both the wisdom of God and the Power of God. Happiness is just a by-product of what’s inside of you.

Sing: For the God on the mountain, is still God in the valley, when things go wrong, He’ll make them right. And the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times. And the God of the day, is still God in the night.

Thought For Today: Is it time for you to start thinking yourself happy?

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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.