Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, October 20, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 October 20

“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.” (Zechariah 14:16-17)

Today’s Morsel: Sometimes I don’t think that we grasp the true meaning of worship. I don’t mean this is a bad way, but sometimes I don’t think that we are in a habitual state of worship as we should be. Worship must be a habit, not just something we do on at our Sunday morning church service. When Satan wanted Jesus to worship him, Jesus told him, “Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve” (Luke 4:8). If we say that we love God, then we should always worship Him. We worship what we love most. Jesus also told the woman at the well, “God is a spirit and they that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). There must be an attitude change when we come into the knowledge of the truth. The Lord told the Prophet Zechariah that if people did not come and worship, and keep the Feast of Tabernacle which was to commemorate His provision for them in the wilderness, there would be no rain. When there is no rain, there is drought, famine, barrenness, no crops, no harvest, no growth, and no food. In a spiritual sense, when there is no rain, there are no blessings and no knowledge and no understanding. Yet when we worship Him, He will shower us, not only with showers of blessings, but with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. It is when we worship Him that we will know that He is our God.

Sing: “There will be showers of blessings," This is the promise of love; There will be seasons refreshing, sent from the Savior above.

Showers of blessing, showers of blessings we need: Mercy drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead. Showers, showers of blessing, showers of blessing we need.

Thought For Today: Worship brings the rain (Parker)

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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.