Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 June 14

Thursday, June 14, 2012

2012 June 14 - Morning Manna

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

Today's Morsel: The New Living Translation of the Bible quotes this scripture (Proverbs 22:6) by saying, "Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." The most important part of being a parent is teaching our children to follow a godly lifestyle. If children learn to respect authority and obey God while they are young, they usually stay on that path when they are older. Many people grow up in dysfunctional families where godly values have been shunned or laughed at. We can now see how that has led many of them to their codependent lifestyle. Solomon said, "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame" (Proverbs 29:15). Our children deserve better; they need all the advantages of a moral and loving family environment. They need training and correction if they are going to succeed in this life. Moses told the children of Israel:

" Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates" (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

The most important letter in the word success is "U". If your child has any chance at succeeding in life, it will take "U", their parents to get them on the right path and to do your best to keep them there.

Sing: Lead me! Guide me! Along, along the way. Lord, if you lead me, I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk, each day, with Thee; lead me O' Lord, lead me O' Lord, lead 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.