Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 16 January 2020

The Cure

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22)

Today’s Morsel: When is the last time you just stopped, sat and looked at yourself and your situation and just laughed. Isn’t it amazing how much better you feel when you have been around people and all you did was laugh? And every time you tried to stop laughing you laughed even more? Then days after when you thought about what made you laugh so hard, you laughed some more. I believe that God has given us the answer to our health problems. Simply laugh more. Do things that give you a merry heart. Most people pray and ask God for a job, they get the job, then they are mad that they must go to work. Or they dislike where they work. If they would go to work and see it as fun and excitement, they might make a difference in their lives as well as someone else’s. The devil can’t steal your joy, you must give it to him. Notice, a merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Maybe if we could get more people to be happy and excited about life, there would be less sickness and suffering. Maybe it’s time we start listening to what God says in his word. Care to try?

Sing: If you’re happy and you know it, say amen, say 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.

Thought For Today: The devil can’t steal your joy, you have to give it to him.

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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.