Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, March 5, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 March 5

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered” (Psalms 40:1-5).

Today’s Morsel: As I read the scriptures, I often wonder how deep some of those pits were that they cast men into that they could not get themselves out. The story is told of a man that had an old goat. The goat fell into a deep dried up well. So the man decided to bury the goat in the well. But as he cast shovels of dirt into the well to bury the goat, the goat would shake it off and stomp the dirt down with his feet. Before long, the goat was able to step out of the well. The Psalmist said, “He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.” Like the psalmist, we must learn to wait and allow God to get us out. When we think that we are in a pit that we can’t get out of, we must trust God to deliver us and to bring us out. Sometimes we might be in a pit that we’ve dug by ourselves as everything we go through is not of the devil. Scripture tells us, “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him” (Proverbs 26:27). Did you dig the pit that you feel you are in today? It is amazing to know that God can get us out of any situation or circumstance that we may think is too hard for us, if we will just wait on and trust Him.

Sing: He brought me out of the miry clay, He set my feet on a rock to stay. He put a song in my heart today, a song of praise hallelujah!

Thought For Today: Don’t fall into your own pit (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.