Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 February 3

And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
(Isaiah 12:1-3)

Today’s Morsel: When is the last time you got really excited about Jesus? When I see people are who depressed and despondent, I often think to myself, "Why don’t they just praise the Lord and allow Him to restore their joy?" Peter said that the Holy Ghost is the refreshing. If the Gospel is the good news, and a good report makes the bones fat, and it is with joy that we can draw waters out of the springs of salvation, shouldn’t we always be refreshed and flourishing? Let me encourage you today, keep joy in your heart by praising and rejoicing in the Lord and depression can’t get in.

Sing: I get joy, joy, joy when I think about the Lord, when I’m standing in His presence I say give me more and more; Well it starts in my hands and it moves down to my feet, I’ve got the joy, joy, joy all over me.

Thought For Today: Joy is your pump primer (Parker).

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Matthew JonesFebruary 3, 2016 at 10:03 PM
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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.