Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 16 July 2022

Get Your Heart Right

“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.” (2 Chronicles 12:13-14)

Today’s Morsel: Throughout scripture, God’s people are told to guard their heart. It’s not talking about that piece of flesh in your chest, it’s talking about your mind, your center of life, your intellect. As the heart is deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9), our heart can fail us (Psalms 73:26), our heart can sometimes be filled with pain (Psalms 55:4), The heart can be sorrowful (Proverbs 14:13), the heart is sick (Proverbs 13:12), and the heart of a man is haughty (Proverbs 18:12). Therefore, Solomon tells us to not lean unto our own understanding. Scripture says of King Rehoboam, “And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.” (2 Chronicles 12:1) He did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. And thus, God gave them up into captivity. Don’t ever think that you don’t need God. You can keep your heart right if you seek the Lord for His wisdom, discretion, and instructions. You don’t want your enemy to have dominion over you. Keep your heart right before God.

Sing: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you, hallelu, hallelujah!

Thought For Today: “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:” (Isaiah 55:6)

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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.