Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, December 18, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 Dec 18

Joy Cometh In The Morning

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” (Psalms 30:5)

Today’s Morsel: Did you get up this morning with joy and excitement in your step? The psalmist said that joy cometh in the morning. If you went to church yesterday to worship God, then when you left, you were supposed to leave a different way. Now if you left church excited and filled with joy, then when you awoke this morning, that same joy ought to have been there. Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. And since He changes not, we aren’t supposed to let anything steal our joy because it came with the Holy Ghost, which was given to us. Now if you are picking low cotton this morning, then you must ask yourself, what happened to my joy? You see, life can try to steal many things from you, but there is something inside you called the Holy Ghost that protects your mind from allowing that to happen. Nehemiah said that the joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10) So, don’t lose it. Hold on tight to it. See that no man steals your crown, Jesus said.

Sing: I have found His grace is all complete, He supplies my every need. While sit and learn at Jesus feet, I am free yes free in deeded.

It is joy unspeakable and full of glory, full of glory, full of glory. It is joy unspeakable and full of glory; Oh the half has never been told.

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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.