Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 January 17

Search Me, Oh God

“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)

Today’s Morsel: Scripture tells us that as a man thinketh in his heart so is he (Proverbs 23:7). Just what is in your heart. Just what is in your mind? Is it a sound mind or a confused mind? Is it a mind stayed on Jesus? Or a mind stayed on itself? Is it a mind working for God? Or a mind working for the devil? Is it a mind filled with good thoughts? Or a mind cluttered with trash? When is the last time you have asked God to search your heart? David found that his heart was not right after his relationship with Bathsheba. And so he prayed “Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me” (Psalms 19:12). Our actions are an indicator of what is inside of us. Wrongdoing is an indicator of an unclean heart. David also prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (Psalms 51:10). An unclean heart can be nasty, causing us to say and to do things that if it was not in such a state would not happen. So, why do we need God to search our heart? Because He is the only one that knows what is inside of us. Jeremiah wrote, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” (Jeremiah 17:9-10) If I become what I think, then I want God to search me daily to ensure nothing that can destroy me, to be certain that nothing has crept in unawares.

Sing: Search me, O God, and know my heart today. Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray. See if there be some wicked way in me; cleanse me from every sin, and set me free.

Thought For Today: “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” (Psalms 19: 14)

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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.