Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, February 26, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 February 26

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).

Today’s Morel: One of the grave dangers that our children face in the world today is that of wanting to fit in. It has been reported that some kids get into gangs and prostitution rings because they want to fit it. They want to be liked and accepted by other people. They want the cell phones, I-devices, tattoos, body piercings, sagging pants, designer clothing, the fake nails, fake hair, and fake jewelry because they want to fit in. However, the danger with fitting in is that most kids usually don’t fit in. Satan always has a trap. Children who are born again or have been raised in the church must succumb and be willing to accept great danger to fit into the world. Most them have no knowledge of street language and aren’t street smart. Moses told the children of Israel that they were to teach their children the ways of God always. Your children don’t need to fit in with the world. They need to be more concerned with fitting in and agreeing with Christ. Your kids need to know the ways of the world, but they shouldn’t learn it from the world. They must learn it from you, their parents. We should never try to fit in with the world. We just need to be the missing piece of the puzzle in the church.

Sing: Jesus hold my hand; Lord, I need Thee every hour. Through this pilgrim land, protect me by Thy saving power. Hear, my feeble plea, O’ Lord, look down on me. When I kneel in prayer I know I'll meet You there, blessed Jesus hold my hand.

Thought For Today: “Never try to fit in with the world. Just be the missing piece of the puzzle in the church." (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.