Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 8 April 2021

Sorrow of Heart

“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.” (Proverbs 15:13)

Today’s Morsel: Today’s world is turned upside down. Hearts are being broken every hour. Divorce, suicide, job loss, runaways, separations, drug overdose, fear, pain, alcohol abuse, sickness, death, indebtedness, distress, discontentment, and discouragement are flooding the streets, homes, and communities everywhere we look. Because of so much sorrow, the hearts of many are broken. If there was anything that Jesus modeled for us and left us, it was an example of compassion. One of the signs of a ‘True Cross Bearer’, is a heart of compassion. We must have empathy towards those who are hurting. Grief weakens one’s strength, and destroys the spirit, more than labor does. If we are Christians, then we must be moved daily in the church and this world with compassion. Somewhere the church must shine so that people can see where their hope lies. We have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities. We can touch Him, and others can too when we are moved with compassion in their sorrow.

Sing: To be like Jesus, to be like Jesus, on earth I long to be like Him. All through life’s journey, from earth to glory, I only ask to be like Him.

Thought For Today: “Grief weakens one’s strength, and destroys the spirits, more than labor does.”

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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.