Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, November 26, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 26 November 2021

Ask Dad

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:5-8)

Today’s Morsel: When I was a kid, it wasn’t uncommon in our family when we wanted to do something, for one of my siblings to say, ask dad if we can do…! James said that if we lack wisdom to ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. When I don’t know something, I am one who is quick to ask God for understanding or His help. James tells us, “Ye have not, because ye ask not.” Since our steps are ordered by the Lord, we should not be apprehensive about asking Him for direction. God doesn’t want us to be ignorant and not know. Our heavenly Dad is omniscient. He knows everything, and because we are His children, we must learn to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. We can just ask Dad.

Sing: Something beautiful, something good, all my confusion, Jesus understood. All I had to offer Him, was brokenness and strife; but He made something beautiful out of my life.

Thought For Today: The specific wisdom that we need must be sought from God.

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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.