Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 September 11

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

2012 September 11 - Morning Manna

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Today's Morsel: Probably one of the most quoted scriptures in the Bible is Proverbs 3:5-6, and yet it is also probably the least obeyed. For some reason, Christians like to quote scriptures, but not obey them. I guess Jesus was right when He said, "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:8-9). When are we going to get to the point that we trust Him is all areas of our lives? Did He not fulfill His promise to Abraham? Did He not bring Jacob back to Bethel? Did He not send the Holy Ghost (the Comforter) back the way that He said He would? God is not a man that He should lie. I believe if we would not lean unto our own understanding, but pray as He taught us, "Your will be done" and trust Him to do it the way that He wants to do it, we woul be in much better shape. A true believer should say as Job, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him"(Job 13:15-16). If God isn't going to forsake us, then we need to learn to trust. We walk by faith and not by sight.

Sing:Lord, You promised if I keep my mind on You, You'd keep me in perfect peace. (Yes you would, you'd keep me in perfect peace). With a sincere heart, if I called upon Your name, You'd never turn away from me (No, no you'd never turn away from me), said you'd give me everything I need (You'd give me everything I need). I came for deliverance, deliverance I'll receive, You said You'd deliver me and that's what I believe. came for salvation, Lord, Salvation I'll receive, You said You would save me, Lord And that's what I believe. I came just to hear Your word, Your word will I receive, You said You would send Your word, And that's what I believe.

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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.