Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 March 25

No Battle Experience

“And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.” (Exodus 14:10)

Today’s Morsel: When we have no battle experience, it makes it easy for us to fear and think that we are going to be defeated. I will give the US Army much credit for developing me with battle experiences. From my initial induction into the military, we were placed in battle scenarios to prepare us for what was to come as a soldier. Our training and teachings all focused on warfare and survival on the battlefield. So, when the army sent me off to war, I knew 95% of the things to expect. We see this with Jesus’ development of His disciples. After He had taught them, scripture says: “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.” (Luke 10:1,17) The children of Israel had been in captivity for over 400 years, so they had no battle experience of how to defeat their enemies. And so, when Pharaoh pursued after them, when they saw them, they were fearful. They had no weapons; they only had kneading troughs. If we are to defeat our enemy on the battlefield, then we need experience. Paul states, “but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” (Romans 5:3-5) Are you teaching Bible studies? Are you witnessing? Just what are you doing to gain some battle experience? You need to be battle ready.

Sing: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath or stored; He has loosed the fateful lighting of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah, Glory, glory, hallelujah. Glory, glory, hallelujah, His truth is marching on.

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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.