Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 January 16

Friday, January 16, 2015

2015 January 16 - Morning Manna

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. (1 Peter 3:15-16)

Today's Morsel: There seems to be too many Christian who have troubled conscience. Their minds seem to be plagued about many things. How to do what is right versus wrong, it seems to be so confusing for them. They seem to keep making the wrong choices because of a confused mind. Isaiah lets us know that God would keep us in perfect peace if our minds would stay upon Him (Isaiah 26:3). Peter said that we should have a good conscience. There should be no confusion in the heart and mind of a child of God. Paul lets us know that the peace of God which passeth all understanding will keep your heart and mind. If your conscience isn't clear today, what is bothering you? Have you thought about discussing it with Jesus? "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you"(1 Peter 5:7).

Sing: Cast all your cares! Cast all your cares! Cast all your cares, upon Jesus. For he is truly able to help you with them all, so cast all your cares upon Him.

Thought for Today: A troubled conscience means that Jesus is out of place (Parker).

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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.