Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 August 2

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
(Psalms 103:1-5).

Today’s Morsel: Do you ever talk to yourself? Maybe you don't, but I do. I find myself talking to God all the time. I’m not talking about praying. I’m talking about a conversation. Even David talked to himself. David in this Psalms he is communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that just talks to himself and excites his own soul to feel good. Observe how he stirs himself up to the duty of praises, “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of; for he is the fountain of all good, whatever are the channels or cisterns; it is to His name, His holy name, that we are to consecrate our praise, giving thanks at the remembrance of his holiness (Emphasis mine). It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. We make nothing of our religious performances if we do not make them from all that is within us. The duty of praise requires the inward man, the whole man, and all that is within us. In order for us to return praises to God, there must be a grateful remembrance of the mercies we have received from Him. David said, “Forget not all his benefits”. If we do not give thanks for the benefits of God, we will forget them; and that is unjust as well as unkind, since all God's favors are so memorable. Have you forgotten His benefits? As Moses admonished the children of Israel, let me admonish you, “Don’t forget God.”

Sing: Bless the Lord on my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy Name.

Thought For Today: Don’t forget the benefits of God.

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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.