Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, February 20, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 Feb 20

The Sacrifices of God

“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” (Psalms 51:16-17)

Today’s Morsel: When we speak of sacrifices, we are oftentimes speaking of things offered. Such as surrendering a possession as an offering to God. During Old Testament times, sacrifices were often some sort of animal that was required by the law. But David realized that with the sin that he had committed, there was no animal sacrifice to be given to God that would satisfy his wrong. He stated that God did not desire sacrifice else he would give it. Nor did God want burn offerings. He said that the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart is what God desires. God wants us to do what is right, love mercy, and keep ourselves humble. David knew that his sin was great and that nothing but sincere, godly repentance would fit the bill. When Nathan revealed to David his sin with Bathsheba, he was broken. David knew that God had been good to him. And to now commit such a heinous crime, he knew he should die himself. David knew that he must change if he was to be forgiven and accepted by God for his wrong. And so, he prayed: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.” (Psalms 51:1-4) And God forgave him of his sin. Maybe you have been carrying around sin in your life, something that you feel God will not forgive you for. Let me encourage you, humble yourself and come boldly to the throne of grace that you may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. He will forgive you.

Sing: Thank you, Jesus, for the blood applied. Thank you, Jesus, it has washed me white. Thank You Jesus, You have saved my life; brought me out of darkness into glorious light.

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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.