Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 October 10

Saturday, October 10, 2015

2015 October 10 - Morning Manna

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

(Hebrews 11:1)

Today' Morsel: Last month, our local church's monthly theme was "Now Faith." I told them that I was going to do a play on words and show them why they needed "Faith Now." Two of the reasons I told them why they need "Faith Now" was because of discouragement and contingency. Discouragement can oftentimes appear without warning and catch us unaware. Someone says something that hurts us. We lose our job. We don't get hired for a job. The death of a loved one or friend. These are just a few of the things that can shake our faith and bring discouragement. And so this is why we need "Faith Now". When these type things happen to us, we have to be able to retain our trust and confidence in God to see us through. And the other was because of contingency. Job, Daniel, Joshua, and Paul were men who had "Now Faith" for contingency. Job said that he had heard about how things happen to others (Job 3:25-26), and he prepared. Daniel prayed three times daily (Daniel 6). Joshua was obedient and believed God under Moses' leadership and it proved profitable in his own leadership later (Joshua 10). And Paul was able to recall his faith on the ship to Rome (Acts 27). They built their faith in God before those unforeseeable events of trouble happened in their lives. As Christians, we are told that we are going to suffer persecution, face hatred, fiery trials, and rejection. Knowing this, shouldn't we build up our faith in God now so that when these things come we do not lose heart become hopeless? "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" Jude said (Jude 1:20-21). How's your faith now? Are you building it up for "then"?

Sing: Faith, Faith, Faith, just a little bit of faith; Faith, Faith, Faith, just a little bit of faith. You don't need a whole lot, just use what you've got; Faith, Faith, Faith, just a little bit of faith.

Thought for Today: "Above all, taking the shield of faith wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked" (Apostle Paul).

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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.