Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 March 11

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord For His Goodness

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” (Psalms 107:1-8)

Today’s Morsel: Four times in this chapter, the psalmist states “Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” Do you ever stop and consider what God does for you and your children? You see, every promise of God from salvation and truth is to every generation. What God has done for you is offered to others as well. Why? Because Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. He changes not. It’s not God’s fault if people don’t accept what He offers them and what He has for them. Our job is to praise Him for His goodness to us as well as for others. As the adage go, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” We must not allow what others do to stop us from praising the Lord. Every man must work out his own salvation. The psalmist tells us, “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.” (Psalms 127:3-5) Your kids and others might be driving you nuts right about now, but don’t let them stop you from praising God. And here’s one reason why: “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” (Psalms 50:23) Praise will always open your understanding to eternal salvation. If you keep praising Him, it just might catch on to those that you love.

Sing: I’m gonna praise the Lord any way that I can; I’m gonna praise the Lord any way that I can; I’m gonna praise Him in the morning, praise Him all day long; I’m gonna praise the Lord any way that I can.

Thought For Today: “Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.” (Psalms 147:1)

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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.