Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2016 November 8

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? (1 Kings 21:1-5)

Today’s Morsel: I can usually tell when others are sad and unhappy. I may ask them what is wrong, and I may try to brighten them up. If I can say something that will bring them a little joy or cause them to smile, I can hopefully help alleviate the sadness. If a person gets too much sadness, they will soon see no reason to live. Therefore, I believe the Spirit brings with it peace and joy to motivate us and lift us up. If we can get people to keep the Holy Spirit stirred up in their life and not allow what others say or do to affect them, and if they also realize who they are in Christ, they will hopefully live above the shadows of this life and see the reason to live. Ahab was sad because he wanted something that belonged to someone else. Discontentment is sure to make a person sad. Paul said that he had learned how to be content (Philippians 4:11). Are you content? Contentment is where happiness is.

Sing: If you’re happy, and you know it, say amen, say amen; If you’re happy, and you know it, say amen, amen; Cause when God’s Spirit falls on you, makes you shout, hallelujah; if you’re happy and you know it, say amen.

Thought For Today: Happiness begins with thinking that way!

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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.