Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, September 23, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 23 September 2022

Dreams

“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams” (Acts 2:16-17)

Today’s Morsel: Have you ever had one of those good dreams that is so good, and just as you are reaching the climax, you wake up, and now you have no clue what the ending will be? We see in scripture that some men had dreams and they were troubling them. I often laugh at Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. He can’t figure his dream out, and it is troubling to him. He calls the astrologers, soothsayers, and magicians, and tells them if they can’t tell him his dream and what it means, he is going to have them all killed. They tell him to tell them the dream and they may be able to tell him the answer. But he can’t remember the dream, so, he gives them a time to come up with the dream and the answer, or they will be killed. What a bold request. They tell him no one can do that. Tell someone their dream and the answer. But it didn’t change the king's demand. But thank God for Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sought God and came up with the answers to save lives (Daniel 2). Peter states that your old men shall dream dreams. Though prophecies, dreams, and visions were the usual ways of conveying knowledge in olden times, Joel had signified that the knowledge of men in gospel times should be equal to, or exceed, whatever was communicated to men in the highest degree in former times (Joel 2:28). God still uses men through dreams to relay His message of truth. Yet you must ensure that the dream is from the Lord and not from man. As Moses admonished the children of Israel “If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.” (Deuteronomy 13:1-5) Any dream that goes against God’s word must be avoided.

Sing: Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face and the things of earth will go strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.

Thought For Today: All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them (Walt Disney)

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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.