Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 July 9

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

2014 July 9 - Morning Manna

Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law
(Psalms 119:136).

Today's Morsel: Probably one of the hardest things for me is when I see people who know truth, yet they refuse to live truth. As I watch them struggling through life and just barely making it, it touches me deep within my heart because I know that if they would just do what God's word tells them to do, their life and situation could be so much better. The Psalmist said that he cried because the people kept not the law. There have been times in my life that I too have cried because of people not keeping God's word. The Psalmist knew the value of God's word, and so he said, "Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth" (Psalms 119:140-142). There is so much joy and peace in a life when the word of God is kept.

Sing: But sometimes I hurt and sometimes I cry, sometimes I can't get it right, no matter how hard that I seem to try. Sometimes I fall down and I stumble over my own disguise, but I try to look strong, as the whole world looks on, sometimes alone I cry.

Thought for Today: " The answer to your problem is in the word of God."

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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.