Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2011 December 26

Monday, December 26, 2011

2011 December 26 - Morning Manna

And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. (2 Kings 6:15-17)

Today's Morsel: The Bible says that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, there was a multitude of the heavenly host that joined with the angel that proclaimed the birth of Christ. The writer of Hebrews lists them as ministering spirits sent forth to ministers to the heirs of salvation ( Hebrews 1:14). Angels are seen throughout scriptures in strong support of what God desires to do in the earth. Jacob saw them descending and ascending upon a ladder from heaven to earth. They appeared to Abraham and even stood by Paul on the ship to Rome. Jesus told Pilate that He could call for a legion of angels if we needed them (my wording). Elisha told his servant that there were more that be with us than that be with them. Both Isaiah and John saw the heavenly host worshipping God around the throne. Both Elizabeth and Mary had the messenger angel Gabriel appear to them to tell them of their miraculous births. Michael, the warrior angel, appeared to Daniel to tell him why he was late in his arrival to his prayer, and Jude said that Michael just rebuked the devil when he contended about the body of Moses (Jude vs. 9). Angels are everywhere watching out for our well being. Knowing that we have such an heavenly force with us, we should not be afraid to take the battle to the enemy. It's time to mount up!

Sing: God's got an army, it's marching through the land, deliverance is their song, there's healing in their hands, with everlasting joy, and gladness in their hearts, well, in this army, I've got a part!

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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.