Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 September 18

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2012 September 18 - Morning Manna

Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. (Psalms 28:6-9)

Today's Morsel: There's an old saying that says, "If you think God is far away, guess who moved." I like to sit and meditate on the scriptures. The reason I do this is because Paul tells us in Romans 15:4, "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." Today's passages is one of those passages that grabbed my attention. Notice the encouraging words that give us hope here.

1. God hath heard my supplications. God has heard my prayers, plea, and requests. That lets me know that God is attentive to my request.

2. God is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped. Here we see that God is our protector and provider.

3. God is the strength for others. Not only does He strengthen us, He strengthens others as well.

4. God is the saving strength of His anointed. When we are filled with God's Spirit, we are the anointed ones, and God will save us from anything we face or that may come against us. David said, 'Now know I that the Lord will save His anointed' (Psalms 20:6).

5. God will save his people, bless them, feed them, and lift them up. God isn't about to let His chosen suffer. Again David said, "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread"(Psalms 37:25).

When we allow the word to minister to us, we see that God is speaking right back to the core of our hearts. As Jesus said: "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom"(Luke 12:32).

Sing: I've got a God who with His angels watches over me, I've got a God who puts my enemy beneath my feet, I've got a God who is with me when I'm sick or when I'm feeling well, I've got a God, I've got a God, and my God, never fails; I've got a God.

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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.