Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, March 17, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 March 17

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
(Proverbs 14:14)

Today’s Morsel: I keeping telling myself that I need to lose weight. But I keep having trouble getting away from me and just doing it. Or should I say, getting away from those things that keep putting the pounds on me. Things like cookies, pie, cake; not to mention the lack of exercise. What is it about getting away from us that makes it so hard? Why do we have such a hard time bringing us under subjection? Someone takes a parking spot that we were waiting for and self gets in the way. Someone says or does something that we don’t like, and self-rises. We know that we must control our self, but sometimes we allow that old man to rule again. Solomon says that if we do not have control over our own spirit, then we are like a city that is broken down and without walls. We can overcome self. We just need to purpose and do it.

Sing: To be like Jesus! To be like Jesus! On earth I long, to be like Him; all through life’s journey, from earth to glory, I only ask, to be like Him.

Thought For Today: A good man is satisfied from himself.

1 comment:

Randy ChilenskyMarch 17, 2017 at 7:36 AM
This is one of my favorite Scriptures. I will be satisfied FROM (not 'with') myself, and be at at liberty to be with Jesus.
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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.