Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 April 12

Sunday, April 11, 2010

2010 April 12 - Morning Manna

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalms 121:1-8).

Today’s Morsel: A few weeks ago, I had to go in for an eye exam and get new glasses. I guess the older you get, the more the eye sight grows weaker. I never thought I would get to the point of needing glasses, since I always had perfect vision until just a few years ago. But thank God for optometry that can help in this area as I need my eyes. The Psalmist said, I will lift mine eye unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. May I ask you a question, where do you look when you need help? Do you run to the doctor, pastor, counselor, or a friend? All these are good and can aid us in times of need, but what about help for our spiritual eye sight? What about help in maintaining that peace that passes all understanding? What about when we feel snowed under or weighed down, where do we turn for help? The psalmist said, "I will lift my eyes unto the hills from whench cometh my help." For me, I’m going to look to Jesus . I’m going to go down on my knees and do what the psalmist admonishes us to do in Psalm 24,when he said, “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.” (Psalms 24:7-10). Do you need the to Lord to come in? Then "open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it saith the Lord” (Psalms 81:10).

Sing: I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. (2X)

Chorus: My help! My help! My help! All of my help cometh from the Lord.

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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.