Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 February 23

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi” (Exodus 17:14-15).

Today’s Morsel: I like reading and studying history. History is a recording of activities that have occurred over-time. History must be passed to the next generations. Generals read past wars to develop battle and strategic plans. This is one of the reasons that I feel every Christian needs to read their Bibles through each year as it is a study of history. One of the most important books in the Bible, that displays and shows history, is the book of Acts. It shows how the New Testament Church was established and what we must continue to do to ensure that we are following the pattern that was originally established. Moses was to write in a book the memorial for Joshua and to rehearse it before him. I believe that God wanted Joshua to remember his first victory and to know that just as God was with Moses, He would be with Joshua and would fight for Him. You miss out on a lot of direction and assurance from God if you don't know the history!

Sing: Victory ahead! Victory ahead! Through the blood of Jesus, victory ahead. Trusting in the Lord, I hear the conqueror's tread, by faith I see the victory ahead.

Thought For Today: His banner over me is love.

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyFebruary 23, 2017 at 5:58 AM
The banner of God is with us to bring all of the enemy's plans to nought! Adversity: be transformed into the foundational building blocks of God's will.
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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.