Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 July 13

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

(1 Peter 5:6-7)

Today’s Morsel: In today’s world, so many things can burden us. Sickness, ill health, divorce, children, coworkers, employers, employees, leaders, and even death. These things can weigh us down and render us ineffective in the things that we need and want to do. When we have no joy or energy for what we must do, we can lose hope and go into a state of depression. Peter tells us to cast all of our cares upon the Lord because He cares for us. Therefore, we must take our burdens to Jesus and leave them there. The way you leave them there is when you rise from prayer at your personal altar, you purpose to not focus on those things that once burdened you. You now must follow Paul’s advice and, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1). Allow Jesus to carry your burden, He is much stronger than you are.

Sing: Rolled away, rolled away, I am happy since my burdens rolled away; rolled away, rolled away, I am happy since my burdens rolled away.

Thought For Today: Jesus is the burden bearer.

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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.