Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 22 March 2022

God Knows

“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” (Psalms 139:1-10)

Today’s Morsel: The Bible lets us know that there is nothing that God does not know and that He is not aware of. Therefore, having that knowledge, we should not worry about things around us as our trust ought to be in Him. David said that He knows when I sit down and when I stand up. He knows what I am about to say. I guess that’s why when what I am about to say does not reflect or represent Him, I get that punch in the gut feeling that lets me know to hold my peace and be quiet. Solomon said that there is a time to speak you know. James tells us to let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath because the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God (James 1:19-20) David again is an example that God knows everything. David thought that he was clear and free when he had an affair with Bathsheba. But when God sent the Prophet Nathan to inform him of his wrong, he was shocked. Even the woman at the well in John chapter 4, realizes that He knew all things when He told her that she had had five husbands and the man she was with now wasn’t her husband. Don’t ever think that you are hiding anything from God, nor think that He doesn’t know what you are going through. He’s omniscient!

Sing: There’s an eye watching you, watching you, watching you, every day mind the course you pursue; There’s an all-seeing eye watching you.

Thought For Today: “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” (Matthew 10:30)

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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.