Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2 August 2022

Lacking Knowledge

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” (Hosea 4:6)

Today’s Morsel: They say that the worst kind of destruction is self-destruction. The destruction of one’s own self. How does this happen? Shouldn’t we know who we are and what we are doing? Does not scripture tell us: “Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed (Proverbs 13:13), and that he that being often reproved shall be destroyed and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1)? So why are people destroying themselves? Hosea, whose name means salvation, says it is due to a lack of knowledge. When people reject knowledge, they are rejecting God. And when you reject God, He will reject you and you are heading for destruction. For without me you can do nothing, Jesus said (John 15:5). If we believe that every word in Webster's Dictionary and their meaning is true, and what people teach in school is true, then why can’t we believe that the Bible is true? Man wrote all the other books in the world and man believed them, yet man wrote the Bible but few believe it. But the difference Peter says is, “That no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:20-21). One of the reasons King Solomon states for writing the book of Proverbs was: “To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.” (Proverbs 1:4) Solomon didn’t want us to self-destruct. If you desire not to self-destruct, then read the book of Proverbs and apply what you read to your life.

Sing: Just a closer walk with Thee, grant it Jesus is my plea. Daily walking close to Thee, let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Thought For Today: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7)

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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.