Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 January 1

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

2013 January 1 - Morning Manna

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. (Joshua 3:1-4)

Today's Morsel: Where has time gone? Here it is 2013, and it just seemed like yesterday that I was sitting in school learning to add and color inside the lines. And yes, I will be 62 this year. WOW! Someone said that once you reach 50 you start downhill and you always pick up speed going downhill!!

The children of Israel had been in captivity for over 400 years. They had a promise of God's deliverance for them. Joseph had told them that God would deliver them and when He did, to not forget his bones. After forty years in the wilderness being purged of their worldly ways, it was now time for them to receive what God had told them He would do. And so Joshua told the people, "When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore." He said, you are about to go into a place you have never been before so keep your eyes on the ark. Let me encourage you today, you are coming into a year that you have not seen before, so keep your eyes on the ark. The ark represents Jesus. It represents the church. As long as you keep your eyes on Jesus and stay in the church, nothing will stop you from being able to enjoy the promises of God.

Sing: Standing on the promises of Christ my King, through eternal ages let His praise ring, glory in the highest I will shout and sing, I'm standing on the promises of God.

Standing! Standing! Standing on the promises of Christ my Savior. Standing! Standing! I'm standing on the promises of 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.