Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 March 16

Exploring God’s Word

“And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.” (Acts 16:5-12)

Today’s Morsel: A lot of people are now taking cruises and exploring different parts of the world. They now have a cruise where you can explore the Mississippi River from Minnesota where it begins, to Louisiana where it ends. When is the last time you took an exploring trip through the Bible? Now you can go to the internet or Bible app and follow the trails of Paul, Moses, Jesus, the apostles, and even the children of Israel’s stops and journey in the wilderness. If someone were to ask you about Macedonia, would you know of its history and location, and what Biblical event took place there? It was here that Paul and Silas were beaten and cast into prison then at midnight they prayed and sang psalms, and an earthquake happened causing the prison doors to be open. Afterwards the jailer and his house were baptized. Exploring the Bible could be a great adventure game for you to play with your children and grandchild. Not only will it educate them in geography, but it will also give them an opportunity for increased interest and excitement for knowing more of the Bible.

Sing: Deeper! Deeper! In the love of Jesus, daily let me go. Higher! Higher! In the school wisdom more of grace to know.

O deeper yet I pray, and higher every day. And wiser blessed Lord, in Thy blessed holy Word.

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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.