Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2014 October 8

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

2014 October 8 - Morning Manna

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

(Matthew 11:28-30)

Today's Morsel: Here in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Riverside Park is a very beautiful park. Located on the west side of the state of Wisconsin, three rivers meet here, (the Black, La Crosse, and Mississippi Rivers) and you can look across the Mississippi River into the state of Minnesota from the park. It is a park for rest, relaxation, entertainment, and touring. You can see barges going up and down the River. Boats sailing, fishing, and just joy riding. Tour groups coming to ride the Mississippi Queen. Bird watchers. Kids playing in the park. Joggers. Walkers. And even those who are there just for relaxation. But with all this park offers, in order for to enjoy it, I have to go to it. All this beauty does me no good, if I never go there. The same is true with God. If we lack rest and we never go to Him for it, even though He has offered it, it's not His fault if we do not have it. The same way Riverside Park affords the things it does, Jesus does too. You can go to the park and get rest, but it will only be temporary. Yet you can go to Jesus and have continual rest. It's our choice. "And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately"(Mark 6:31-32). Why not come apart a while with Jesus in the park, so that you do not come apart.

Sing: I come to the Garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses, and the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses; And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own. And the joy we share, as we tarry there, none other, has ever known.

Thought for Today: A walk in the park requires you to go to the park.

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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.