Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 March 19

Thursday, March 19, 2015

2015 March 19 - Morning Manna

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. (Proverbs 13:22)

Today's Morsel: As my wife and I read this passage during our morning devotion time, when I finished, I said to her, what can I leave our GRANDs that they will remember us by? Without skipping a beat she said, the Word of God. That indeed would be a good inheritance. Most people think of monetary inheritance to leave as an inheritance. But really what they need is something that they will never depart or fade away. You see if you leave them money, and don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with that, yet once it is spent they will no longer have an inheritance. But if they have your old Bible that has the notes in the margin, highlighter markings of scriptures, or a notebook of notes that you took during Bible studies; if you leave them a legacy of your life built on the Word of God, those things will be priceless and probably stay with them for ever. Have you decided what you will leave your children's children?

Sing: Take the name of Jesus with you, child of sorrow and of woe; it will joy and comfort give you, take it then where ever you go.

Precious name, O how sweet! Hope of earth and joy of heaven; precious name, O how sweet! Hope of earth and joy of heaven.

Thought for Today: Leave your kids and grand-kids something that money can't buy.

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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.