Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 28 June 2023

God Knows What is In Your Heart

“Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?” (Proverbs 15:11)

Today’s Morsel: I’m sure you’ve heard the story about the lad that went to the doctor and the doctor told him that he needed to listen to his heart. The lad said, that’s fine, but Jesus is in there. The doctor was stunned and said, What do you mean? The lad said, I have Jesus in my heart because He said that He would take up residence in me. If you could see what was in your heart would you be surprised? Well, there is a way that you can see inside your heart. James tells us that God’s word is like a mirror, and it reveals to us who we are and what we should do. Jesus said that our heavenly Father even knows the number of hairs on our head. Nothing is hidden from God. David understood that God knew all things and so he prayed: “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalms 139:23-24). He also prayed: “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom... Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (Psalms 51:6, 10) In every prayer, we should seek God for cleansing of our heart, because our heart can is deceptive and desperately wicked.

Sing: Cleanse my heart O’ God, make it ever true, cleanse my heart O’ God may I be like You.

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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.