Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 March 29

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

2011 March 29 - Morning Manna

" The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever"(Psalms 23:1-6)

Today's Morsel: Wouldn't it be neat if you could just pull into the service station and say, "Filler-up" and not have to worry about paying? I never would have thought I would see the day that we would have to pay for air for our tires, water to drink, and luggage to be carried with you on an airplane. But times change.

Paul said, "My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil 4:19). David said that the Lord was his shepherd, and that God would provide everything that he needed. He said that God would even prepare a table for him in the presence of his enemies. And that God would lead him beside still waters; that God would restore his soul when he was weary. But more importantly, he said that God would anoint his head with oil and his cup would run over. The Greek word for cup here is the word keece which could also mean a bag for money or weights: bag, cup, purse. So how's your purse? How's your money bag? Is it running over? Are you full? Are you content with what you have? Remember, little is much when God is in it. If you have the Holy Ghost, your head has been anointed, and God will be with you all the days of your life. So just stay in the house of the Lord and everything you have need of will be provide.

Sing: He's already provided, He's already provided; everything you need, He's already provided. Every promise you can claim, just ask it in His name; 'cause everything you need, He's already provided it for 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.