Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 January 5

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart” (Deuteronomy 6:4-6)

Today’s Morsel: Last year I purposed in my heart to hide as much of the word of God in my heart through memorization of the scripture that I could so that I would not forget God. I figured that if I were studying and memorizing the word, it would help me stay focused on the most important thing in my life; and that is to know God and to make Him known and maintain a close relationship and walk with Him. Moses told the children of Israel that they were to love the Lord with all their heart, soul and might and to keep this command in their heart. If we do not love God with all our being and keep Him first in all that we do, then we may not prosper and be in good health.

Sing: I love Jesus best of all. For He saves my soul from sin, gives me peace and joy within; I’ve been buried in His name and of Him I’m not ashamed, for I love Jesus best of all.

Thought For Today: The most important thing in life is to know God and to make Him known.

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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.