Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 24 October 2020

Tomorrow

“Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”

(James 4:13-15)

Today’s Morsel: One of the unknowns about life is tomorrow. We all like to make plans for tomorrow, but what if tomorrow never comes? I hear many folks who are now saying, I never thought that 2020 would turn out like this. Many had great plans for 2020. But 2019 ended and 2020 proved to be a year of disaster, pain, and sorrow for many. James tells us that we do not know what shall be on tomorrow. For our lives are but vapors that appear for a little time, and then vanish away. James said that we ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. God’s will must always be considered because He is the giver of life and He is the giver of the day. If it is His will, we will see tomorrow. But if not, then what? Do you know who holds tomorrow? Then just live for the day and let Him worry about tomorrow.

Sing: I don’t know about tomorrow, I just live from day to day; I don’t borrow from its sunshine, for its skies may turn to gray. I don’t worry over the future, For I know what Jesus said; and today I’ll work beside Him, for He knows what is ahead.

Many things about tomorrow, I don’t seem to understand; but I know who holds tomorrow and I know who holds my hand.

Thought For Today: Tomorrow is not promised.

2 comments:

Stan 1000October 24, 2020 at 8:17 AM
Uum uum good!
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UnknownOctober 24, 2020 at 9:13 AM
Thank you Brother Parker very will said! Love your Morning Manna devotionals! Thanks again! God bless you!
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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.