Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 16 April 2019

Make Up Your Mind

“Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.” (Luke 21:14-15)

Today’s Morsel: One of the greatest problems with many Christians is that they do not have a made-up mind. They get offended and they leave the church. Someone says something they don’t like, and they are offended. You have to make up your mind that nothing is going to move you or separate you from Christ. Everything that Jesus and the apostles went through, as far as persecution and death, we are also subject to like measures. The reason people quit serving God is due to a lack of a made up mind. People are depressed and sad because they do not have a made up mind to not get despondent about what happens in their life. They hear about and read about things, but they have not made up their minds to not allow it to happen to them. Jesus told His disciples to settle it in their minds that they were going to be persecuted, put into prison, and even killed. There are some things you need to settle in your mind now. Job did things when he was in his right mind. What would you do if you lost a loved one? What would you do if you couldn’t attend church anymore? What would you do if you lost your job? Have you considered eternity lately? Do you have it settled in your mind that it is only going to be heaven for you and not hell? The quicker you settle it in your mind, the more likely it will happen. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7) It is time to get some things settled, made up, in your mind.

Sing: I’ve got a made-up mind. I’ve got a final destination. I’m gonna on pressing on, to my final destination; gonna burn all the bridges behind me, break all the ties that bind me, gonna keep on pressing on, till I reach that home sweet home, that new Jerusalem.

Thought For Today: Fix it firmly in your minds. (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.