Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 August 22

Thursday, August 22, 2013

2013 August 22 - Morning Manna

"For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?"
(Jeremiah 8:21-22)

Today's Morsel:I'm apalled at the number of pharmacies I now see. Even inside of department stores and grocery stores are pharmacies. Why is there so many people sick or having such chronic pain and diseases that we need a pharmacy on every corner? You know the Greek word for witchcraft is pharmakeia, far-mak-i'-ah; medication(“pharmacy”). I often wonder how my parents, grandparents and great grandparents make it without such places. They didn't have the money for doctors, so how did they make it through? I believe more than anything, they placed their trust in the Lord and prayed to God for healing and deliverance. Has the church lost her ability? Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there, the Lord asked? Are we putting our trust more in man when it should be in the Lord? Have we chosen man's ways over the Lord's? Many are putting their credit card into a medical ATM for more pills, and the machine is giving them what they are asking for but without the healing or help. Why aren't my people healed, the Lord asked? Where have we erred? Where are the true apothecaries? Doesn't the Word tell us that by His stripes we are healed? Why aren't we calling on the elders of the church the way the Word tells us? "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him" (James 5:14-15). Always remember, satan is subtil with his ways are contrary to the ways of God. Jesus ripped the curtain open so you could see what was behind the veil. Satan conceals what is behind his.

Sing: There is healing in the name of Jesus! There is healing in the name of Jesus! There is healing in the name of Jesus! To break every chain, to break every chain, to break every chain.

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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.