Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, April 22, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 April 22

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
(Numbers 10:29-32)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things that Moses realized about his father-in-law was that he was a man of great wisdom. It was Moses' father-in-law that gave him instruction for dealing with the people’s problems so that he did not wear himself out. Moses told his father-in-law to come with them because he was as eyes for them. In other words, Moses was saying that you have the ability to see things that we may not be able to see. You have the foresight of what is right versus wrong; and the way that we should and should not go. Solomon said, “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14).

Don't be be too quick to send away or get rid of the elderly from your life, they may have the foresight to save you from much trouble if you heed their counsel.

Sing: Let Jesus lead you! Let Jesus lead you! Let Jesus lead you all the way, all the way from earth to glory, let Jesus lead you all the way.

Thought For Today: Let every purpose be established by counsel.

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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.