Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 August 23

Monday, August 22, 2011

2011 August 23 - Morning Manna

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. (Isaiah 9:5)

Today's Morsel: In the Marine Corps and Navy, the bathrooms are often referred to as "The Head." Once one female drill instructor heard her new Marine recruits making a lot of noise in the bathroom. As most drill instructors like to inflect fear into their new recruits, she screamed at the top of her lungs as drill instructors often do, "Who's that making noise in my head?"

Is it time for you to improve your armor? When is the last time you took a strong look at your armor? Can you identify each piece and how it is to be worn? How many dents are in your armor from close combat? How many of your buckles have been broken off? Are you repairing the damaged pieces? Does it seem as though a lot of strange noises have been coming your way lately? Are your thoughts becoming cloudy and dim? Are you hearing things that you hadn't heard before? Are there noises that keep coming, trying to tell you to give up? In every battle, the enemy has always tried to use psychological warfare to distract the mind of men and cause them to quit. Goliath would be classified as using psychological warfare. He was to inflect fear into the men of Israel heart. And he would have succeeded if God had not sent David, the anointed, to bring him down. During other wars, the enemy has used radio, television, and other means of technology to inflict fear into the hearts of the warrior. And even today, the enemy of our souls is using these same technologies to distract the warrior. People are giving up because of what they are seeing and hearing taking place throughout the land and in the churches. But Isaiah said, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength" (Isaiah 26:3-4). We are in a battle for our soul, therefore, we must keep our minds stayed on Jesus. Because if the enemy of your soul can distract you, he'll defeat you.

Sing: Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of this earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His Glory and Grace.

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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.