Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 April 29

Monday, April 29, 2013

2013 April 29 - Morning Manna

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. (Proverbs 30:28)

Today's Morsel: The Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the water spout, down came the rain and washed the spider out, out came the sun and dried up all the rain, and the Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again!

I don't care how big a house is and how much you clean it, the spider just seems to find a way to get inside. The spider is persistent when it comes to going where it wants to go. Since we already know our destiny, then we too must be persistent and ensure we get there. Solomon said that the spider takes hold with her hands and is in king's palaces. I believe that we need to take hold of Jesus' hand and not let go and we will find ourselves in The King's palace, as He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. Even if the waters of afflictions and rivers of depression are trying to keep us from reaching our destination, we must press on toward the mark for the prize. "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again " (Proverbs 24:16).

Sing: I've got a made up mind. I've got a final destination. I'm gonna keep on pressing on, to my final destination. Gonna burn all the bridges behind me, break all the ties that bind me, I'm gonna keep on pressing on, till I reach that, home sweet home, that New Jerusalem.

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UnknownSeptember 24, 2013 at 12:15 PM
What is the name of this song? Where can I find it?
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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.