Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, January 4, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 4 January 2021

All Kinds of Trials

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.” (1 Peter 4:12-13)

Today’s Morsel: One of the things about fiery trials is, we never know when we may face them. As Christians, we do not know if these tests are coming from God, coming from Satan, or if they are being caused by our own makings. Peter encourages us not to think it strange when they come to test and try us. He said that we should rejoice because we are becoming a partaker of Christ’s suffering. Sometimes to feel what Christ went through for our salvation may be done by some form of a trial. Especially when it causes us pain, aches, rejection, and calamities. There are all kinds of trials. And we must learn how to endure them. Now there are two things we can do with these fiery trials when they come. We can sit and complain, or we can rejoice. Which will you choose to do?

Sing: Trials dark on every hand and we cannot understand, all the way that God will lead us to that blessed promise land; But He’ll guide us with His eye and we’ll follow till we die; We will understand it better by and by.

By and by, when the morning comes; And all the saints of God are gathering home. We will tell the story, how we've overcome. And we’ll understand it better by and by.

Thought For Today: Don’t allow the trials to stop you from praising the Lord.

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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.