Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, April 22, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 April 22

A Balanced Life

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

(James 4:14)

Today’s Morsel: How would you define life? Based on your definition, would you say that you are living or just existing? Do you know how to balance your life? Do you know how to manage your life? A balanced life is one where you may have many situations and circumstances coming against you, but you are able to maintain peace, confidence, and stability in Christ, with others, and yourself in them. A balanced life is not fazed by what others do or think. Living a balanced life is essential to physical and mental health. John states: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (3 John 1:2) But notice, for this to happen your soul must prosper. Your inner man must be kept fed and in good health. But if you cannot balance your life, your health will probably suffer because of it. As Jeremiah states: “If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5) If you can’t handle life when it’s easy, what will you do when it gets hard. A balanced life is a spirit filled life without all kinds of confusion, “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” (1 Corinthians 14:33).

Sing: I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me, it makes the lame to walk and the blind to see. It opens prison doors, sets the captives free. I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me. Spring up O’ well, within my soul; spring up O’ well and make me whole. Spring up O’ well and give to me, new life abundantly.

Thought For Today: LIFE ... Living In Faith Every day.

1 comment:

Stan 1000April 22, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Wow, very balanced teaching!
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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.