Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 May 13

Friday, May 13, 2011

2011 May 13 - Morning Manna

"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing" (Psalms 34:1-10).

Today's Morsel: There was a famous slogan by a potato chip company many years ago that said, "Bet you can't eat just one." What they were saying was that if you taste just one of our chips, you aren't going to be able to stop at only one chip, you are going to want more. And I have to agree, they were good. In fact, I still buy them today! As I walk through the food courts at the mall, they are always offering small samples of food for people to taste in hope that they like the taste and want more. So be careful of the taste!

David said, taste and see that the Lord is good. In other words, if you will just try Jesus, you are going to see that He is good and you are going to want more of Him. I know I do, each time I taste Him. As a matter of fact, I got tired of just tasting and I went for the whole thing. And now, every time I open my Bible to read, or attend church, it is like sitting at a smorgasbord. I feel like the Psalmist when he said, "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"(Psalms 119:103). Jesus is MMMMmmmmmm Good!

Sing: Sweet Jesus! Sweet Jesus! He's the source of all creation, He's the hope of every nation, He's the God of our salvation, bless His name.

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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.