Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 November 25

Friday, November 25, 2011

2011 November 25 - Morning Manna

"The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established" (Proverbs 16:1-3).

Today's Morsel: How's your commitment today? How committed are you to your marriage? How committed are you to your job? How committed are you to your country? How committed are you to your family? How committed are you to your God and to your church? If we aren't committed, then it's easy for us to quit. And we know that quitters never win and winners never quit. Scripture says that if we commit our works unto the Lord, then our thoughts shall be established. If I commit myself to my marriage, my job, my family, my God and anything else that I am doing to the Lord, then my mind will remained focused on these things and I won't give up or give in on them, but will work to see them through. Everything that we do in life should be done heartily as unto the Lord. When we look at Ruth, she was committed to go all the way upon the vows that she had taken. She committed her works unto the Lord and God honored her for her commitment. What about you? Would you like God to honor you for your commitment? Then whatsoever you find to do, do it heartily as unto the Lord.

Sing: Lord I give you my heart, I give you my soul, I live for you alone, every breathe that I take, every moment I'm awake, Lord have your way in me.

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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.