Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 6 March 2021

Waiting On The Lord

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:28-31)

Today’s Morsel: I have heard many people say that they are waiting on the Lord to fix their problem, to save their spouse, to change the attitude of their kids, or to change the attitude of those they work with. But what if God is waiting on you to do something about these things? Yes, to wait on the Lord can mean to just sit there and do nothing. But what I have found is that while I am waiting for Him to come through for me, I need to exercise my faith and do something while I am waiting on Him. You know, like being a good witness. Being at church when the doors are open. Staying faithful to Christ and His word. Staying committed and unmovable. And being a servant to others. If you want to mount up with wings like eagles, then wait on the Lord. If you are in distress, wait on the Lord. Take me for an example. I wait on him, and He strengthens my heart; wait on Him, and He will strengthen your heart. You cannot be unsuccessful; fear not. Wait, I say, on the Lord; wait for His help while you are doing His will. Act like a Christian, hope, believe, work, and fear not. And again I say wait!

Sing: Waiting on the Lord, longing to mount higher; waiting on the Lord, having great desire; waiting in the Lord for the heavenly fire; waiting in the upper room. The power! The power! Gives victory over sin, and purity within, the power! The power! That Pentecostal power, waiting for that power they had at Pentecost.

Thought For Today: “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” (Psalms 27:14)

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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.