Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, September 25, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 September 25

I Need A Praise Break

“Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” (Psalms 119:164-165)

Today’s Morsel: Over twenty years ago at Because of The Times, Pastor Rex Johnson preached a message entitled, “I Need a Praise Break, I’m About To Be Offended.” I’m starting to feel just like him. Every so often, folks do things that raise my military PTSD, and I want to do two things. Either have a Drill Sergeant flash back and put everyone in the dying cockroach position or have a Vietnam Mad Minute and take everyone out. Either way, I have realized that the best for me and also for everyone else, is for me to just steal away and praise the Lord, because I am about to be offended. What about you, do you need a praise break today because others are about to offend you? A praise break is so you don’t lose your witness for Jesus. Yes, I know that Jesus made whips and ran everyone out of the temple, but He was God, and He could do that. You and I, we must choose the new way. Praise God and let Him take care of the small stuff. How about it, next time someone bothers you take a minute and say, “I need a praise break, I’m about to be offended”. You will feel so much better after the break!

Sing: Praise Him, praise Him, praise in the morning, praise in in the noon time. Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him when the sun goes down.

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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.