Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, May 15, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 May 15

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran”
(Genesis 12:1-4).

Today’s Morsel: When God told Abraham the instructions in today's scripture reading, Abraham departed. But even though he departed, he didn’t do what God told him to do. God’s instructions were not only to leave his country and his father’s house, he was to leave his kindred to. But for some reason, he allowed Lot to tag along; and Lot was his kindred. We see later that there was strife. As long as Lot was along, Abraham could not see the promise God had for him be fulfilled. Strife has a way of blocking your vision. That’s a part of the old father’s house. The instructions were to leave all. Everything associated with his father’s house was to be left behind. In the New Testament, Jesus said, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26). This is not a hatred as we think of the word, because that would go against God's word. It means that these cannot be first in our life nor more important to us than God and His instructions to us. Is the reason you have not received the promises God made you because you have not left your old father's house (forsaken all for Him)?

Sing: I have decided, to follow Jesus. I have decided, to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back.

Thought For Today: The new life requires you to leave the old (Parker).

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Randy ChilenskyMay 15, 2017 at 6:26 AM
Forgetting those things which are behind, and pressing forward to those things which are before..
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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.