Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 September 27

What Are You Worried About

“Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.” (Haggai 1:13)

Today’s Morsel: Do you ever wonder why in scriptures it seems that every time the disciples encounter trouble that they couldn’t handle, Jesus always showed up. That is to teach us that He is with us. God can’t violate His promise nor go against His word. Some people like to think that God isn’t fair or that He doesn’t answer their prayers. But that is not a true statement. God always answers His word. God will not stop you from doing dumb things when you know that what you are about to do is wrong. And He’s going to allow you to feel the consequence of your actions and decisions, too. God came to the disciples’ rescue because it was Him who sent them into the storm, or into the area that they went. They always seemed to seek God for His directions. Paul and Salas were delivered from prison because it was God that sent them to Macedonia. It was God that told Paul that He would stand before Caesar, and so the storm on the route to Rome, in Acts 27, could not deter his journey. It was God who sent Peter to Cornelius’ house to preach to them. So, it was God who delivered him from the chastisement of the Jewish council. God is with us. As the Psalmist tells us, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” (Psalms 118:8) So, stop worrying and put your trust in God. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13) Are you seeking God for your direction? Then you can believe Him and trust Him.

Sing: What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grieves to bear. What a privilege to carry, everything to God in prayer. O’ what peace we often forfeit, O’ what needless pain we bear; all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations, is there trouble anywhere. We should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, who will all our sorrow share. Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer.

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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.