Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, July 8, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 8 July 2022

Don’t Forget God

“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.” (Judges 3:7-8)

Today’s Morsel: How do you start your day? What are some of the first things that you do when you wake-up? If you do not begin with praising, or giving God thanks, it will soon take root and you will forget God. They say that most people who backslide stop praying first, stop reading their Bible second, and stop giving of themselves to God third. Moses had admonished Israel in Deuteronomy 6:4-13 not to forget God. He had told them that the land that God was giving them was a land flowing with milk and honey and a good land. And therefore, they must not forget God. But they did not heed his advice. What about you? Have you forgotten God? Is God still the number one love in your life? Do you still love Him as much as you did when He first brought you out of darkness unto His marvelous light? Do you find yourself thinking about not going to church or giving to the Lord? If the latter is true, then you are starting to forget God. Don’t ever forget God, for without Him you can do nothing.

Sing: I love Him, I love Him, because He first Loved me, He purchased my salvation on Calvary.

Thought For Today: “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” (Psalms 9:17)

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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.