Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, December 16, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 16 December 2022

The Mystery

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)

Today’s Morsel: Through the Prophet Isaiah, the Lord lets us know that He is about to perform a mystery that will shake the world. He says, “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Notice the keywords to the mystery. A virgin shall conceive. Think about that for a moment. She would have needed some type of a relationship with a man, or a seed implanted from a man, for her to have a son, as a woman cannot have a child without a man’s participation somehow. This may be, I believe, why Joseph was confused when the angel delivered him the news of his fiancé going to have a child. And even Mary herself questioned, "How can this be seeing I know not a man?" But the story isn’t for Mary and Joseph to figure out. They are given the piece to the puzzle. It’s a mystery for you and me to figure out so that we can see that God’s ways are not our ways.

Sing: Immanuel, Immanuel, His name shall be called, Immanuel. God with us, revealed in us, His name shall be called, Immanuel.

Thought For Today: “Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” (Matthew 1:22-23)

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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.