Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 September 19

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

2012 September 19 - Morning Manna

Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Psalms 29:1-2)

Today's Morsel: Andrew Murray said, "Nowhere can we get to know the holiness of God, and come under His influence and power, except in the inner chamber. It has been well said: No man can expect to make progress in holiness who is not often and long alone with God." Holiness is birthed out of a strong relationship and time with God. It's allowing God to manifest Himself within us as He is Holy. Holiness is who you are. The same way that transformation is not temporary but permanent, holiness is also permanent, not temporary. If you think holiness is what you wear, it's going to be temporary. Some people think that holiness is only when they go to church on Sunday, and so their focus is on their attire for Sunday and not the rest of the week. But when you realize that holiness is who you are, it's going to be permanent and your garments will reflect holiness every day of the week. "For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy" (Leviticus 11:44-45). If God calls for us to be holy, then holy we must be. The writer of Hebrews could not have made it any plainer then when he wrote, "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord"(Hebrews 12:14). We must realize that holiness is a part of our salvation. Every time we come before God to worship, which should be every day, we should come in the beauty of holiness.

Sing:Holiness, holiness is what I long for. Holiness is what I need. Holiness, holiness is what You want for me. So take my heart, transform it. Take my will conform it, to Your, to Your will , O' Lord.

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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.