Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, January 21, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 21 January 2022

A Thankful Heart

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)

Today’s Morsel: One of the essentialities that scripture points us to do is guard our hearts. When the Bible speaks of the heart, it is referring to thoughts and feelings. It is referring to our mind or thinking. Solomon informs us, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) He also admonishes us, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool…(Proverbs 28:26) Jeremiah tells us, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) Just having this little bit of knowledge about our heart should cause us to take notice and remain on guard with it. Isaiah tells us, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” (Isaiah 26:3) We must learn to be thankful if we are to keep our hearts from wrong thoughts and motives. When someone does something for you, whether big or small, be thankful. If someone offers you a compliment, be thankful. If you can see, read, write, or talk, be thankful. If you have a job, be thankful. If you have a roof over your head, be thankful. Why? Because scripture tells us, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Jesus always has our best interest at stake. Have an attitude of gratitude to help keep your heart right.

Sing: Create in me a clean heart, Oh God, and renew a right spirit within me. Create in me a clean heart, Oh God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from that presence, Oh God, take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and renew a right spirit within me.

Thought For Today: “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” (Colossians 3:15)

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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.