Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 July 5

Thursday, July 5, 2012

2012 July 5 - Morning Manna

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. (Psalms 84:1-4)

Today's Morsel: Beauty should be found wherever God dwells. When we look at God's creation, scripture says that He makes all thing's beautiful in His time. Some people try to make themselves beautiful. But that beauty is only going to be temporal. When we allow God the opportunity to make us beautiful in His time, it's going to last forever. We are called the tabernacle of God. Therefore, when we understand the holiness of God, we understand the beauty of God. When we understand where God dwells, which is within us, we can understand why we are not to conform to this world. If we take on us the things of this world, pretty soon we will began to look like the world. So many are taking on the ways of the world. If I could find anything beautiful about tattooing and body piercing my body that would give God glory, then I would do it. But there is no beauty in it. If I could find anything beautiful to God in faddish and worldly dress, than I might do it. But there is no beauty in these ways of the world. The psalmist said, "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts." In other words, how friendly and pleasant it is to be with. Are you friendly and pleasant to be with? When people see you, does it put a smile on their face? Do you bring joy to them when they see you coming, or do they want to run and hide? We are God's dwelling place in this earth and it will be our actions and attitudes that display Jesus to this world. What do they see in you?

Sing: I see Jesus in your eyes and it makes me love you. I feel Jesus in your touch and I know you care. I hear Jesus in your voice and makes me listen, I see Him in you.

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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.