Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 May 4

Friday, May 4, 2012

2012 May 4 - MJorning Manna

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24)

Today's Morsel: It has been stated that most people can count their true friends on one hand. We just don't seem to have many in whom we can truly trust and those we are able to call friends. We may have associates and acquaintances, but true friends are hard to find. Solomon says, "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" (Proverbs 17:17). A true friend will always be there for you. A true friend will stick by you no matter what. A true friend doesn't mind coming to pick you up at midnight. He may not like it, but he will come. Would we say that Job's friends were true friends or were they acquaintances? I believe that Job's friends were really his friends. Some people have said that if they were true friends they wouldn't have treated him that way. But stop and think about it. They traveled a long way to come and see him. And they sat and mourned with him. And they asked him some tough questions. A true friend will sometimes accuse you of wrong doing not to others but to your face. Remember, a true friend knows you and things about you. And so if they hit you with the hard questions, don't get angry because iron sharpeth iron.

Abraham was called a friend of God. Jesus called His disciples friends. Even though Judas betrayed Jesus, he was still a friend of Jesus. He didn't need to kill himself for what he did as he was still a friend. Solomon said that friends loveth at all times. And Jesus said, "I have called you friend." So if you are a friend of Jesus, don't kill yourself when you do wrong, you're still His friend and He will help you through whatever you are having to deal with.

Sing: Friend, there will never be a friend, as dear to me as You, there will never be another, closer than a brother; Friend, always worth the wait, faithful as the day, You say we are friends.

You know all about me, the good and the bad, You know when I rise and fall. You see my beginning, You stand at the end, and yet You remain faithful to say I'm Your friend.

Every time You call me I receive Your healing, Every time You call me friend (Repeat Chorus)

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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.