Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 17 January 2019

Healing Balm

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”

(Proverbs 17:22)

Today’s Morsel: I came back in from my early morning 17 degree walk the other day with a pine branch in hand. My wife says to me, “What are you going to do with those”? I told her that I was going to make myself some Pine Needle Tea. She told me that I was so funny! Most people have in their homes many types of medicine for their ailments and none of it seems to be working. Solomon says that a merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Therefore, I conclude that if people would keep themselves happy and motivated, they would probably have fewer illnesses. What do you do to keep yourself excited? Me, I laugh at myself a lot. If you focus on the world and all its evil, you are going to have a broken spirit. But if you focus on Jesus and His word, you will have a merry heart. The best advice I’ve ever received from a friend was to never take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time!! I hope that made your heart feel better!

Sing: If you’re happy and you know it, say Amen! AMEN! If you’re happy and you know it, say Amen! AMEN! Cause when God’s Spirit falls on you, makes you shout Hallelujah! If you’re happy and you know it say Amen! AMEN!!

Thought For Today: The JOY of the Lord is your strength.

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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.