Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 January 12

"I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow"

(Ecclesiastes 1:12-18)

Today's Morsel: Often, when we read the wisdom spoken by King Solomon, it can be hard to understand if we look at it through worldly lenses. That is one of the reasons that I believe that he cautions us to not only get wisdom, but to get an understanding with it (Proverbs 4:7). He said that he gave himself to know wisdom and he concludes that for in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow. But Solomon isn't talking about godly wisdom. He's referring to worldly wisdom. This is why I believe so many people today are in much grief and sorrow. It is because they have given themselves to obtain worldly wisdom instead of godly wisdom. Worldly wisdom will only carry you so far. And once you are faced with a tough trial, you won't know what to do. When one can call evil good and good evil, he has endowed himself to worldly wisdom. You see, godly wisdom increases strength and knowledge within us (Proverbs 24:5). Godly wisdom brings joy and hope. It causes you to rise up when you fall. It gives you moral and physical stamina to go to the distance and stand for right versus wrong. The mind is a terrible thing to waste on a world that is going to pass away. Don't waste your time merely getting worldly wisdom, seek to gain godly wisdom. And with all your getting, get an understanding.

Sing: Deeper! Deeper! In the love of Jesus daily let me go, higher, higher, in the school of wisdom, more of grace to know.

Thought For Today: No one ever reaches his full potential without godly wisdom.

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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.