Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 January 27

Monday, January 27, 2014

2014 January 27 - Morning Manna

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? (Psalms 137:1-4)

Today's Morsel: I often wonder where discouragement comes from. Why does this obstacle, hindrance, and opposition come against us? How do we defeat it when it comes? There are so many people who do not understand how to deal with discouragement. Many people find themselves in such low a state and they can't seem to pull themselves up out of the pit of discouragement they have fallen in to. Millions are spent each day on studies trying to find the answer to discouragement in peoples' lives. Books and pamphlets are written trying to help. The key to overcoming discouragement is found in maintaining a solid relationship with Jesus while obeying His word and having good Christian fellowship. When we know what the word of God says and we apply that word, and when we maintain fellowship with people of like precious faith, we can overcome the obstacles we face much easier. Discouragement comes to test your resolve and also to increase your faith. The children of Israel were so discouraged that they hung their harps on the willow and wouldn't even sing or play. They wouldn't even use them to make music. Music sooths the soul. Music will lift your spirit. Music will lift the heaviness off of you. Isaiah said that, "God hath appointed unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified" (Isaiah 61:3). When you ramp up the AMP of your praise to God, the deaf tone of discouragement will flee away.

Sing: I'm gonna lift up the name of Jesus. I gonna sing of my joy since He came, I'm gonna tell of His power every day and every hour, I'm gonna lift up that wonderful name.

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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.