Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 April 5

Friday, April 5, 2013

2013 April 5 - Morning Manna

As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God"
(Psalms 55:16-19)

Today's Morsel: Our current administration ran their campaign on "Change." Change is not easy and some people have a hard time adjusting and accepting change. Someone said, "If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always gotten." And so I guess that's why some are reluctant to change. All change isn't bad. I guess you could say it all boils down to how you handle it. If you do not see how change can benefit you, then most likely you are not one for it. But on the other hand, if you see that the change could offer you betterment, then you are more apt to accept it. For example, the way our forefathers had church was great. But now we have to learn how to have great church without compromising the doctrine. If your change compromises the doctrine of Jesus Christ and His apostles, you aren't going to have great church, you are going to have a mess. People who have been used to having church a certain way for a long period aren't going to accept change very easily. So if you are a leader in the church, you must be aware of that. David said that because people don't fear God they have no change. In other words, people today do not reverence and respect God, that's why we don't see a lot of change taking place in their lives. I believe we are dealing with the generation that scriptures says knows not God. Some people can attend church every week and still not change. And the reason is a lack of respect for God and the things of God. But I believe that if a person is touched from the altar, as Isaiah was, there will be a change. If we are planning to see Jesus and reign with Him forever, then there is going to have to be a change in each of us.

Sing:Change my heart, oh God, make it ever new, change my heart, oh God, may I be like you.

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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.