Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, January 22, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 January 22

"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?" (Proverbs 22:17-21)

Today’s Morsel: For my grandson's sixteenth birthday, my son had some men write letters to him expressing and giving him advice for his life for the future. If you were asked to do that, what would you write? If we want to impart wisdom to those coming after us and to our own children and family, we must obtain wisdom from God’s word as that is the only thing that will last. Scripture says that He has written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee. We must realize that the man who has learned the certainty of the words of truth, should learn to observe it in all that is committed to him or else it did him no good to learn them. The words of the doctrines of truth (whether doctrines of salvation, holiness, or righteous living), are true in themselves when they come from God’s word. And they are classified as excellent things written to us. They come from the God of truth and are truly fulfilled to all that believe. They are certain, they are not of dubious or a difficult interpretation; they point directly to the great end for which God gave them; they are a promise, and they are fulfilled (see Isaiah 55:11).

Sing: Deeper! Deeper! In the love of Jesus daily let me go. Higher, higher, in the school of wisdom, more of grace to know.

Oh, deeper yet I pray, and higher every day, and wiser blessed Lord, in Thy precious holy word.

Thought For Today: Have you read God’s book lately?

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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.