Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 August 8

"I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.” (Psalms 81:10-16)

Today’s Morsel: In today’s world, there seems to be a lack of teaching children obedience. School administers, teachers, law enforcement, and pastors are having to deal with this evil of disobedience. Benjamin Franklin said, “Let your child’s first lesson be that of obedience.” One of the problems with disobedience is that it hinders the flow of God’s blessings and stifles people success. When we read scripture, we can see how God rewards those who are obedient to His word versus those who are not. The entire 28^th Chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, written by Moses, shows the contrast between obedience and disobedience. When King Saul refused to obey God’s command, he lost his kingdom and others as well as himself suffered. You see, your disobedience doesn’t only affect you. The Lord said, “Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.” God said, if they had just listened and done what I said, I would have defeated their enemies for them. Do you have any enemies today? What about fears, calamities, afflictions, or distresses? Do you want them defeated and removed from your life? Try being obedient to the Lord. What will it take for us to realize the importance of obedience. Obedience is how God works.

Sing: Trust and obey, for there’s no other way; to be happy in Jesus, than to trust and obey.

Thought For Today: “Let your child’s first lesson be that of obedience.” Benjamin Franklin

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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.