Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, May 8, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 8 May 2023

The Lord Is on My Side

“The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” (Psalms 118:6)

Today’s Morsel: The Psalmist lets us know that we have nothing to be afraid of, nor anything to fear because the Lord is on our side. As Moses told the children of Israel, the Lord is with thee where so ever thou mightiest go. The Lord will not leave thee nor forsake thee. What can man do to you? What can any person do to you? They can do no more than God permits them to do. (Read the story of Job.) They cannot destroy us when God means to save us. They cannot defeat us when God attends for us to win. We are safe in God. We are more than conquerors. Again, the psalmist states: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” (Psalms 91:1-4). “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” (Psalms 118:17) We must realize that with God on our side there is no chance of the enemy defeating and harming us. As Paul says: “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) Keep holding to God’s unchanging hand and you will remain safe on His side.

Sing: Tell me whose side are you leaning on? Leaning on the Lord’s side. Tell me whose side are you leaning on? I’m leaning on the Lord's side. I lean, I lean, I lean, I lean; leaning on the Lord’s side. I lean, I lean, I lean, I lean, leaning, on the Lord’s side.

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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.