Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 Feb 2

Groundhog’s Day

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD and depart from evil.” (Proverbs 3:5-7)

Today’s Morsel: Today, millions will glue themselves to the television and internet to see if Punxsutawney Pete (a Ground Hog) will see his shadow. Some believe that if he sees his shadow there will be another six weeks of winter weather. I do believe that animals have an instinct within them that let them know that danger is nearing, but I don’t believe they have the instinct to predict the weather. Only God has that. As he asked Job: “Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?” (Job 38:22-23) Solomon tells us that we must not lean unto our own understanding. We must learn to trust in the Lord with all our heart. If we get to a place in our lives that we trust man and animals over God, we are heading for some serious trouble.

Sing: I trust in God, wherever I maybe, upon the land or on the roaring seas. For come what may, from day to day, my Heavenly Father watches over, over me.

And I trust in God, I know He cares for me, upon the mountain bleak or out on the raging seas. For come what may, from day to day, my Heavenly Father watches over, over me.

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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.