Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 5 November 2022

Operating In the Will 0f God

“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Today’s Morsel: Someone asked me one day what is the will of God. I told him, well scripture says in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. He said everything. I said yes, everything. He said what if it's bad! I said scripture says everything. God didn’t say just to give thanks in the good times or for what we think is good. His word just says in everything give thanks. There were, what seemed like a lot of bad things happening to Israel and a lot of it was because of their ingratitude. We read nowhere where they thanked God for delivering them from slavery. We read nowhere where they were thankful for the manna, quail, water in the desert, their clothes not wearing out, or for being delivered from their enemies. We only read of their complaining and murmuring against Moses for bringing them out to kill them. One of the dangers of the sin of unbelief is that it will cause you to be unthankful. If we are going to operate in the will of God, we must learn to have a heart of gratitude, and be willing to give thanks no matter what may come our way.

Sing: How do I say thanks for the things You have done for me? Things so undeserved, yet You gave to prove Your love for me. The voices of a million angels could not express my gratitude. All that I am and ever hope to be I owe it all to Thee.

To God be the glory, to God be the glory, to God be the glory for the things He has done. With His blood He has saved me, with His power He has raised me, to God be the glory for the things He has done.

Oh, just let me live my life, let it be pleasing, Lord, to Thee, and if I should gain any praise let it go to Calvary, (Calvary). For with His blood He has saved me, with His power He has raised me, to God be the glory for the things He has done.

Thought For Today: Calvary should empower your gratitude.

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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.