Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 July 3

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

2013 July 3 - Morning Manna

"The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him"
(Lamentations 3:24-25).

Today's Morsel: As I read the Bible, my mind often wanders and I ponder over the scripture and I image how long it must have been between different events and transitions. Can you image being in captivity for 70 years or being held in bondage for over 430 years as Israel was. I'm sure they never thought that they would be delivered. Sometimes, when I speak with men who are incarcerated or those who have been incarcerated about the time they have to do or have done, some of them have told me that they just had to be patient and learn how to wait. Even Joseph, when he was incarcerated, had to learn how to wait. Waiting can sometimes bring about hardship and depression if we do not have a relationship with the Lord. But when Jesus is our portion and our hope, we will be able to endure until He makes us free and brings us to the place He desires us to be. David said, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD" (Psalms 27:13-14). The best thing about waiting is that it teaches you patience.

Sing: Learning to lean, I'm learning to lean, I'm learning to lean on Jesus, finding more power than I ever dreamed, I'm learning to lean on Jesus!

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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.