Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 September 23

Thursday, September 23, 2010

2010 September 23 - Morning Manna

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6:1-3).

Today's Morsel: In a Peanuts comic strip, Lucy says to Charlie Brown, "Life is like a ship deck chair. Some people place it so they can see where they have been. Others place it so they can see where they are going, and others places it so they can see where they are now." Charlie Brown, is fuss and carrying on with his chair and says, "I can't even get mine unfolded."

We all need to get our vision of God unfolded and see what God is trying to do with our lives. Just where has God brought you from? Where are you at now? And where is He taking you? Scripture says, "When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?"(Judges 18:3). Just what is God trying to accomplish in you that you aren't seeing? When Isaiah got a vision of God, he noticed that the whole earth was full of God's glory. He saw the glory of God. He saw God in His beauty and splendor. Isaiah realized that there was no room for anything else. When we get our vision of God unfolded, we are going to see that we, too, do not have room for anything else in our lives. Let me encourage you today, put Jesus in His rightful place as the head of your life, so that your life will not become cluttered with the things of this world.

Sing: Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the eyes of my heart. I want to see You. I want to see You.
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the eyes of my heart. I want to see You. I want to see You.

Chorus: To see You high and lifted up, Shining in the light of Your glory, pour out Your power and love, as we sing holy, holy, holy.

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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.