Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 August 27

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

2014 August 27 - Morning Manna

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

(Proverbs 29:23)

Today's Morsel: My wife and I were doing our morning devotion as we try to do together every morning and we came across a passage about humility. And a thought came to my mind about how to have and maintain humility in my life. The thought was, "Hum a song of thanksgiving while you serve others." Think about it. You are thanking God through inward song for your ability to serve others. Matthew records that during the last supper, they sang a hymn before they went out into the Mount of Olives the night that Jesus was arrested to be crucified (Matthew 26:30); and John records that Jesus arose up and began to wash their feet (John 13:13-15). An example of true humility. I would not be surprise if Jesus was still singing while He washed their feet. If we keep self out of the way, we too can all be humble servants.

Sing: We fall down we lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus. The greatness of mercy and love at the feet of Jesus. We cry holy, holy, holy; we cry holy, holy is the Lamb.

Thought for Today: "A humble spirit is like the cream in milk"

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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.