Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 March 21

Saturday, March 21, 2015

2015 March 21 - Morning Manna

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit (Romans 8:1)

Today's Morsel: Having taught a lesson a few weeks ago on The Purpose of Self-Examination, my mind was again drawn to this passage. I would never have thought that I would see the day when so many people who are supposed to be filled with God's Spirit, which brings with it joy and peace, be so depressed, disappointed, have such low self-esteemed, and walk around with such self-condemnation. These things are not of God, they are of the devil. Somehow, many folks are allowing the enemy of their soul to gain too much authority and power over their lives. Somewhere there is not enough persuasion of God's ability to work on their behalf and to make ways for them where there seems to be no way. If we do not become doers of the Word of God, depression, disappointments, condemnation, and distress are going to overpower us. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway" (1 Corinthians 9:27). I'm not going to preach something to someone else if I don't believe it myself. The day that I don't think that God can work on my behalf is the day that I would need to stop serving Him. If we tell the sinner and the lost that they need salvation, and then we turn around and present God in our lives as being weak, who is going to believe us? If we can't hold things together when things come against us in our life, who's going to believe us that God is able to do exceeding and abundantly above and beyond? If we get upset and pout every time someone says something or does something that we don't like, who's going to believe that we have the Holy Ghost. Let me encourage you, anytime the aforementioned things seem to be taking place in your life, lift your hands and praise God, and allow Him to work on your behalf. He will work if we will let him.

Sing: Lord, I lift my spirit, to Your Spirit, in holy sweet communion, I sense Your Holy Presence as I draw nearer, Lord I lift my spirit to You.

Thought for Today: In every situation, He's only a praise away.

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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.