Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, October 2, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2 October 2020

Stop Leaning Unto Your Own Understanding

“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)

Today’s Morsel: How many times have you heard someone tell someone else when they are going through things, “O’ just trust your heart.” Solomon states, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” (Proverbs 28:26) Why is trusting our own heart wrong you may ask? Because Jeremiah informs us, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) This is why it doesn’t pay for you to lean unto your own understanding or to trust your own heart. The Bible says that it is in the multitude of counselors that there is safety. When Jesus told His disciples in John 14:3-6, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Thomas said, "Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?" Notice, he did not lean to his own understanding that he knew the way. And so Jesus told him that He was the way. Let me encourage you today to stop leaning to your own understanding and to start hiding God’s word in your heart. It will ensure you have good counsel when you need it and also when you give others counsel it will be what God’s word says and not your own understanding.

Sing: I'm learning how to lean and depend on Jesus' He’s my friend and He’s my guide. I'm learning how to lean and depend on Jesus, I found out that if I will trust Him, He will provide.

Thought For Today: Don’t ever trust your own heart!

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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.