Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 October 14

Friday, October 14, 2011

2011 October 14 - Morning Manna

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
(Hosea 6:1-3)

Today's Morsel: I've noticed that everyone seems to be looking for something. Some are looking for the economy to get better, others are looking for a better place to live or to get a better job. Some are looking for promotions, while are looking for a cure or remedy for their pain and suffering. Still others are looking for deliverance, freedom, acceptance, and peace. And there are even those who at one time or another who had a relationship with Jesus are now trying to reconnect to Him. What are you looking for. Peter said that as Christians, we are looking for that new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. They were looking for Jesus to return during their life time. Israel, which is a type and shadow of the church, had gotten themselves so far from the Lord that they didn't know what to do. They couldn't see the Lord at work in anything they were doing because the world had blinded their hearts. They had allowed the world's ways to overtake them and cause them to suffer for their lack of obedience to God and His Word. Many today are suffering for the same reason. "For without me you can do nothing saith the Lord: (John15:5). But thanks be to God that there are those who are saying, "Come, and let us return unto the LORD." There are many people who have made mistakes and strayed away from the Lord, but thanks be to God that they are coming to themselves and realizing that they need to come back to the Lord and allow Him to heal their broken-hearts and bind up their wounds. He is the only one that can revive the dead and raise them to walk in newness of life. What are you looking for?

Sing: Come and dine the Master calleth come and dine. You may feast at Jesus' table all the time. He who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine, to the hungry calleth now, come and dine.

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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.