Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 March 14

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb”
(Psalms 19:7-10).

Today’s Morsel: In most of the eating establishments down south here in America, you are sure to hear waitresses call you sweetie. It is a term of friendliness to hopefully make you feel welcome, and will cause you leave a good tip. David said that the laws, testimonies, statutes, commandments, fear, and judgments of the Lord, which is the word of God, are more to be desired than gold, sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. The honeycomb is the purest and sweetest of the honey. And so is the gospel. It is the purest and sweetest taste to mankind because it represents Christ. As David admonishes, “O taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalms 34:8).

Sing: Sweeter as the years go by, sweeter as the years go by; richer, fuller, deeper, Jesus’ love is sweeter, sweeter as the years go by.

Thought For Today: O’ taste and see that the Lord is good.

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyMarch 14, 2017 at 6:00 AM
"...The fear of the LORD is clean..."

Wow, so thankful that God's version of fear - a healthy reverence for Him - is a pure, clean thing. The fear and sorrow of this world works death, and is cast out by His perfect love. There is even a godly sorrow, which works repentance to salvation not to be repented of. So glad for everything in creation there is a pure, clean, godly version that is meant for our good, intended for our benefit, and designed by our Creator.
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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.