Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 August 23

Saturday, August 23, 2014

2014 August 23 - Morning Manna

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: (Exodus 14:13-15)

Today's Morsel: The purpose of discouragement is to cause you to quit. When the children of Israel, who had been in captivity for over 400 years, saw Pharaoh's army coming towards them, they feared. Their mentality was that this army was going to kill them or put them back into slavery. They had so soon forgotten what God had already done for them. You see, discouragement makes you easily forget what God has done. God's promises to you never change. Even if you walk away and stop serving Him, the promises didn't change, you did. God had told them that He would deliver them, but they didn't believe Him. It didn't change what God said He would do, Israel changed their ability to believe what He said. And so when Moses cried to the Lord, God reissued His promise by saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. In other words, Stop looking behind you and go toward the place I told you to go. I know you see the sea before you and the army behind you, but I go before you to make the way straight. So let me encourage you today, go forward. Don't look back. No matter the problems you may be facing, go forward because your promise is on the other side of the flood.

Sing: Standing on the promises of Christ the King, through eternal ages let His praises ring; glory in the highest I will shout and sing, I'm standing on the promises of God.
Standing! Standing! Standing on the promise of Christ my Savior. Standing! Standing ! I'm standing on the promises 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.