Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2017 October 28

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place” (Proverbs 27:8)

Today’s Morsel: I’m sorry to say this, but we just have too many men out of place. I’m not taking anything from the woman, but we’ve just got too many men out of place. Prisons and jails are full of too many men out of place for doing wrong things. The workforce and military are being filled with women while men are sitting home in their “Man Caves”. We have men sitting home being the full-time caregivers while the women are slaving in the heat of the day. After Saul was anointed to be King of Israel, they couldn’t find him, because scripture said that God said, he was hiding behind the stuff (1 Samuel 10:22). When a man is out of place, the enemy gets the advantage. When men are out of place, churches can’t continue at their full potential; homes are destroyed, wive’s and children are lonely, schools are lopsided, communities suffer, and military units suffer defeat after defeat comes loss in battle. When a bird wanders from her nest, it’s left to destruction by wild beast and mankind. If her eggs and young are there, they too are vulnerable to serpents, beast, and the elements. Solomon says the same holds true when a man is out of his place. I must ask you today, "Are you in place today my brother?"

Sing: Glory, Hallelujah! I shall not be; Anchored in Jehovah, I shall not be moved. Just like a tree that’s planted by the waters; I shall not be moved.

Chorus: I shall not be, I shall not be moved. I shall not be, I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

Though all hell assails me, I shall not be moved, Jesus will not fail me, I shall not be moved, just like a tree, planted by the waters, I shall not be moved

Chorus: I shall not be, I shall not be moved. I shall not be, I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

Thought For Today: Stay in your place, Brother!

1 comment:

RandyOctober 28, 2017 at 7:21 AM
I am in my place today PURELY by the Grace of God!!
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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.