Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2024 July 3

Forethought

“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.” (Proverbs 14:8)

Today’s Morsel: Decision making requires a lot of forethought. When I was in the army, no matter what mission I was given, my supervisor and commander, always wanted a plan A, a plan B, and a plan C. A plan A, how we planned to do things. A plan B should plan A fail; and a plan C, if both plans A and B failed. So, how much forethought do you give when it comes to your operational planning. The same ought to be done in our everyday living. Solomon states that the wisdom of the prudent (the wise) is to understand his way. You need to know what you are doing and why you are doing it; where you are going and why you are going there. You need to have a plan on how you are getting there. If someone were to ask you why you are a Christian, what would you tell them? How much forethought do you give to this question? The apostle Peter admonishes us: “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Peter 3:15) You need to give some forethought to this question so that you are ready to give an answer. If you are doing something, and your child walks up to you and asks you what you are doing, and you give them and answer, the next question which comes from their little mouth is, Why?! Forethought can save you a lot of trouble. Especially, when it comes to marriage, buying a home or automobile, where you take your family to church, and even the career you choose. Always remember, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Sing: O’ my brother, are you ready for the call? To crown your Savior King and Lord of all. The kingdoms of this world shall soon before Him fall, we shall see the King when He comes.

We shall see the King, we shall see the King, we shall see the King, when He comes. He’s coming in His power; We’ll hail the blessed hour. We shall see the King when He comes.

Thought For Today: “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:7)

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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.