Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 25 September 2019

Potty Training

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)

Today’s Morsel: Every so often, I like to get a good chuckle out of scripture. I have heard today's scripture preached, taught, and I have even taught from it. And I have had people say to me, why is it that you can raise two kids in the same household, take them to church every Sunday, one grows up, does what is right, serves God, and has what is seen as a good life; and the other one lives for the devil and is always in trouble? And they quote todays scripture passage. Really, none of us knows why. But what if this passage is talking about ‘Potty training?’ Solomon says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Once a child is well potty trained they usually don’t forget when they need to go to the bathroom. Even when they are old. Just a little humor in your thought for today!

Sing: I’m running for my life. I’m running for my life. Running for my life, I’m running for my life. If anybody asks you, what’s the matter with me, tell them I’m saved, sanctified, Holy Ghost filled and water baptized, I’ve got Jesus on the inside, and I’m running for my life.

Thought For Today: Don’t chew your nails, it’s a sign of poor potty training. (Humor 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.