Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 4 March 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010

4 March 2010 - Morning Manna

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit (Jeremiah 2:10-11).

Today’s Morsel: May I ask you a question today, how’s your glory? How’s your splendor and illustrious beauty? The Lord said, "My people have changed their glory." Is He speaking of you today? Why would a person want to change what God has given them? We are created in His image and not the image of this world. I’ve noticed that we humans are the only one of God's creation that tries to change how God has made them. The animal kingdom has allowed how the Lord made them to continue as they were. The Lord asked Jeremiah, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil” (Jeremiah 13:23). The Bible says “And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her” (1 Kings 10:4-5). Notice that she fainted after what she saw. Do the people of this world who do not yet know Jesus take notice of you when you walk by or do they see you as just one of them? The Temple of God was beautiful. Paul said that we are the temple of the Holy Ghost. Our beauty is accomplished not by adding worldly things to us, but the things that God gives us, His Spirit. Our beauty begins with an internal change of heart and by allowing the fruit of the Spirit to manifest itself within us and work its way to our outward actions and appearance. Paul says that a woman''s long hair is her glory (1 Corinthians 11:15), and that if a woman cuts off her hair what did it profit her; it is a loss of her glory. Are you trying to change how God has made you? Let me encourage you, if you are going to change, change your heart and not your glory!

Sing: Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true, change my heart Oh God, may I be like you.

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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.