Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 January 23

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
(Proverbs 19:23)

Today's Morsel: One of the trees that we find in the Garden of Eden is the tree of life. It was one of the trees that Adam and Eve could have eaten from without restraint. But we know that they chose to eat from the one that God told them not to because of Satan's deception. If Adam and Eve had listened and retained their respect for what God had said, they could have had life without toil and torment. To me, that's what life is, living without a whole bunch of confusion and torment in your life. Jesus said that He came to give us life. Be assured, your salvation did not come with torment and a whole lot of confusion. Usually, confusion and torment comes from not being satisfied with who I am and what I have. Solomon said that respect and reverencing God gives us life; and that then we would be satisfied and not visited with evil. There may be things that come against us, but always remember what Paul said, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (1 Corinthians 10:13). If we live in the spirit, let us walk also in the spirit. And that begins with this new life, and listening to the voice of God.

Sing: I've got a river of life flowing out of me, it makes the lame to walk and the blind to see. It opens prison doors, sets the captives free. I've got a river of life flowing out of me.

Thought For Today: Jesus still gives life, and that more abundantly.

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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.