Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, July 3, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 3 July 2020

Trust

“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.” (1 Chronicles 28:9)

Today’s Morsel: You know there are many things that we put our trust in for use to make it through this life. We trust the electric company to provide us with electricity for our homes and business. We trust that our city will provide us with clean and safe water to drink. We trust our banks to secure and keep our money. We trust our vehicle's GPS to get us to the right location. We trust airplanes to get off the ground and take us to our destination and our luggage to make it there as well. We trust the doctor to give us the right diagnosis and trust our pastor to teach us and lead us in the right way. But when it comes to God, some folks have an extremely hard time trusting Him because they say they cannot see Him. Yet these same people do not realize that they cannot see the electricity flowing through the line, nor understand how the GPS works. You see they fail to realize that none of these things would work and be developed without God. Therefore, Solomon admonishes us, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). It is better to trust in the Lord than to put your confidence in man.

Sing: I trust in God, wherever I may be, upon the land or on the rolling sea. For come what may, from day to day, my heavenly Father watches over, over, me.

And I trust in God, I know He cares for me, upon the land or on the raging sea. For come what may, from day to day, my heavenly Father watches over, over, me.

Thought For Today: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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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.