Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 14 December 2019

Consider Your Ways

“Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.” (Haggai 1:5-9)

Today’s Morsel: How often do you stop and consider your ways? Are you on the right path? Are you in the right calling? Are you in the right ministry? Are you taking the right courses? Are you in the right job? Do you feel stressed and discontented a lot lately? Have you considered your ways to determine what the problem is? The Lord said through the prophet Haggai that the people were suffering in many areas of their lives because they were doing everything for themselves and neglecting the house of God. In others word, the church was not their priority, which made God not priority one. When we neglect assembling for prayer, having daily devotions in our homes, and we miss attending church, we can expect issues. Frustration and stress are usually caused by our priorities being out of line. Yes, some of our frustrations and stresses may be caused by others, but the root is really our priorities not being aligned with God’s word and His ways. If people can frustrate us and stress us, we are too far from God. In other words, we are letting them come between us and God. How much of your time, talent and treasure is committed to the upkeep of God’s house? If it’s not at least ten percent, consider your ways.

Sing: Lord I give you my heart, I give you my soul, I live for You alone. Every breath that I take, every moment I’m awake, Lord have your way in me.

Thought For Today: Consider Your ways.

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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.