Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 May 27

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

2015 May 27 - Morning Manna

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. (Exodus 28:29-30)

Today's Morsel: One of the duties of the high priest was to judge between clean and unclean, and the holy and unholy things that were brought before God. When God gave Moses instructions for Aaron's garments, He called for two objects or stones to be placed upon the breastplate of judgment. The urim and the thummim. The word urim means lights, and the word thummim means perfections, or an emblem of complete Truth. Notice, these two objects where placed upon the breastplate, which covered the heart. The breastplate of righteousness, or the breastplate of judgment, was to remind him of seeing and judging truthfully. As the Lord admonished King David: "Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain" (2 Samuel 23:1-4). The high priest was to represent Jesus in every way of his life. The same is true for all Christians. We all must be in judgment for ourselves on a continuous basis to ensure we are allowing our light to shine before men, and living in complete truth, as nothing else will count.

Sing: Holiness! Holiness! Is what I long for, holiness is what I need, Holiness, holiness is what you want from me.

So take my life and form it; take my mind, transform it; take my will, conform it to Your's, to Your's, oh Lord.

Righteousness, Righteousness, is what I long for, Righteousness, is what I need,

Righteousness, Righteousness, is what you want from me.

Thought for Today: The judgment of the Lord is true and righteous all together.

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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.