Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 April 9

Saturday, April 9, 2011

2011 April 9 - Morning Manna

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? (Job 6:11-13)

Today's Morsel: Do you ever feel as though you've lost your strength? One of the things I learned in the military was that it's always mind over matter. No matter how hard things were, if I didn't let it get to my mind, I was alright. But as soon as I said to myself, "I can't," I would easily quit and give up and give in. Job asked, "What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? Just what is your strength? Isaiah said that the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting strength (Isaiah 26:4). David said that God is our strength (Psalms 46:1). Having an understanding here, gives us a deeper understanding to Job question, "Is not my help in me?" When we understand what our strength is, and who our strength is, and who is within side of us, we understand where our help is. Inside of us. The Holy Ghost inside of you is your help, the comforter that Jesus said would come. Jesus said, "If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him" (John 14:23). He told the woman at the well in John chapter 4, "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). Your help is inside of you. Paul told Timothy, "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands" (2 Timothy 1:6). Peter said that if we repent and are baptized in the name of Jesus, God would fill us with the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38). If you feel as though you are losing your strength, or your strength is gone, why not stir up the gift that is within you. When you add prayer, reading the Word, worship, and praise together, strength is bound to reignite itself and get you back on fire. Care to give it a try?

Sing: My life is in you Lord, my strength is in you Lord, my hope, is in you Lord, it's in you, it's in you.

I will praise you with all of my life. I will praise you with all of my strength, all of my life, all of my strength, all of my hope is in 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.