Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 November 9

Friday, November 9, 2012

2012 November 9 - Morning manna

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits"(Daniel 11:32).

Today's Morsel: So many people seem to be despondent these days. Hopelessness seems to be running rampet. Even in the church, despondency seems to take up the front row seating. The cry seems to be, "Why me?" "Lord help me!" and "I can't believe it"! These expressions seem to drive people's prayer lives. It seems to be gloom, despair and agony on me. Many don't seem to know where to turn. It seem as though they have run right into a brick wall and can't turn around. People are looking for answers and it seems as though God has shut the door. Is this the fulfillment of scriptures when King Solomon wrote, "Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me" (Proverbs 1:20-28). Are these the times that try men souls? Are these the times that cause us to search ourselves, prove ourselves, and determine who we are in Christ? You see, when things are going good, most Christians skip over the scriptures that give warnings and instructions on how to endure hardness as a good soldier. They don't see a need to hide the word in their hearts. And so when trials come, they aren't aware of what is written and then they struggle to get through the day and fear what lies ahead for tomorrow. They have failed to prepare. But when we know our God, Daniel said, we shall be strong and do exploits.

Sing: He leadeth me! He leadeth me! By His own hand He leadeth me; His faithful follower I will be, For by His hand He leadeth 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.