Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 22 August 2020

Recompense

“What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?”

(Psalms 116:12)

Today’s Morsel: How much would you say that you are indebted to God for all that He has done for you? If you had to pay Him for all the things that He has done for you, what would you owe? Most folks never consider all the things that God does for them, and therefore they never consider recompensing Him for anything that He does. Even in the church, most folks do not consider God’s benefits. The psalmist says that he daily loads us with benefits (Psalms 68:19). Having that understanding, shouldn’t they recompense Him for that? The psalmist continues with these words: “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.” (Psalms 103:2-5) Even though God needs nothing, a little thanks for what He does do for us may keep the benefit door open.

Sing: Bless the Lord, O’ my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. I will bless the Lord, O’ my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. For He has done great things, He has done great things, He has done great things, bless His holy name.

Thought For Today: Give unto the Lord the glory due His name!

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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.