Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 December 11

"Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy." (1 Chronicles 29:9)

Today’s Morsel: Do you ever wonder why there are so many scriptures about rejoicing for the Christian? Well, the answer lies in the fact that God has given you a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Take for example that your team is losing and in the last two minutes they come back and win. Suddenly you are no longer disappointed, but excited. You have a smile on your face and you are elated. You feel good about yourself and your team. You are on your feet celebrating and rejoicing! Well, if you understand this, then you should understand why God wants you to offer praise continually with your lips. You are not a loser, nor does your team lose. We win. We’ve read the back of the book. So stop giving in to the spirit of defeat and learn to rejoice. Scripture says that the people offered willingly. Nobody made them do it. They did it willingly and David rejoiced that they did. When you offer praise willingly and rejoice willingly because you love God, He rejoices that you do. Don’t you always want to please God? Then put on the garment of praise and rejoice!

Sing: Rejoice for the steps of a righteous man they are ordered of God, they are ordered of God. Rejoice for the step of a righteous man they are ordered of God.

Thought For Today: Praise still works.

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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.