Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 1 October 2020

Finding the Knowledge of God

“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.” (Proverbs 2:1-5)

Today’s Morsel: When I lose something and cannot find it, my wife always says, “I bet it will be the last place that you look.” Isn’t that true? People are having so many issues in their life these days, and I believe it is because they are looking for answers in the wrong place. The answer to all life’s issues is found in the Word of God. When we reject God, His Word, and His ways, we can expect no help for our issues. For Jesus said, "For without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). But He promises to help us if we let him. “I will help you, yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10). But how do we find the knowledge of God since His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts? Solomon states that if we will hide God’s commandments in our heart, listen to wisdom, and apply our hearts to understanding; and if we cry after knowledge, and we lift up our voice for understanding; If we seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures; Then shall we understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. In other words, Solomon says, study God’s Word, put it in your heart, live according to it, and you will know what God desires for your life. You will find the answer to life when you search God's word.

Sing: I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses. And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses. And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own. And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known.

Thought For Today: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7)

2 comments:

Stan 1000October 1, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Excellent word.
Ty Pastor!
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UnknownOctober 1, 2020 at 7:41 AM
I enjoy and learn from your daily writings. Thank you and God Bless.
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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.