Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 3 July 2019

Safety

“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.” (Philippians 3:1)

Today’s Morsel: When I was in the Army, every weekend or every holiday I always had to give my soldiers a safety briefing. In most cases, it was the same spill repeatedly. I’m sure most of the soldiers could have given it to themselves and others. I’m sure some soldiers felt that to stand in formation and wait for me to come and tell them something that they had heard hundreds of times about being safe was grievous. But for me and the Army, it was critical and important. Paul told the church at Philippi, “To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.” Do you get tired of hearing your pastor talk about reading your Bible through each year and the importance of being at every church service? Do you get tired of hearing about the plan of salvation preached each week? Well, don’t be upset, it’s all done for your safety.

Sing: Saved! Saved! Saved! I’m happy on my way. Saved! Saved! Saved! I love Him more each day. Saved! Saved! Saved! I know He’s mine each hour; for He says and He keeps and He satisfies me by His Power.

Thought For Today: “The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.” (Proverbs 21:31)

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HuyenJuly 7, 2019 at 11:29 AM
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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.