Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 October 24

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

2012 October 24 - Morning Manna

Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. (Job 23:1-7)

Today's Morsel: Job, while going through his trial and in the discussion with his friends said, "Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments." Really what Job is saying was, "If I could come face to face with God, I'd give Him a piece of my mind." Have you ever had one of those moments that you felt like you would like to talk with God face to face? I'm sure there are a lot of people who would. But even the most bravest person would soon come to their senses when it came to appearing before God. Even the centurion said, I'm a man under authority, but I'm not worthy that you should even come under my roof (paraphrased). And whether many people know it or not, God is right there in front of them. Therefore, they could speak to Him at anytime. But many of them are like Job, when he said, "Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him" (Job 23:15). Job realized his error in speaking because he was in pain and listening to criticism and so he was just speaking foolishly. Even King Hezekiah was troubled and feared when Isaiah told him what God had said (Isaiah 38:1-3). Even though we are serving an Almighty, loving and compassionate God, He still requires and demands our respect.

Sing: You know the Lord's been good, He's really been good. He's been so good to me, I just can't let Him down, I can't let Him down, I can't let Him down, He's been so good to 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.