Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 June 15

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

2011 June 15 - Morning Manna

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. (Proverbs 20:28)

Today's Morsel: The word 'preserve' comes from the Greek word, nâtsar (naw-tsar) which means to guard. So we can see that mercy and truth guard the king. In other words, they establish who He is and uphold Him in His rightful place. Solomon said, "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil" (Proverbs 16:6). The psalmist also said, "Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy.."(Psalms 62:12). The prophet Jeremiah said, "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness"(Lamentations 3:22-23). Mercy says a lot about who God really is. When we don't get what we deserve for our wrong, God is showing us mercy. Peter said that the Lord is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. God just keeps extending mercy, hoping that all will see His love and turn to Him. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). Understanding, as Paul said of Jesus, "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords" (1 Timothy 6:15), we then understand that when we walk in truth and exercise mercy, we are displaying our king in our lives, and upholding His throne. The Ark of the Covenant had a mercy seat above it where God descended upon. Make no mistake, God is full of mercy and truth and He expects those who say that they are His to be likewise.

Sing: Mercy said no, I'm not gonna let you go, I'm not gonna let you slip away, you don't have to be afraid, Mercy said no, sin will never ever take control, Life and death stood face to face, Darkness tried to steal my heart away, Thank You, Jesus, Mercy said no.

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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.