Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2026 August 26

Don’t Ever Forget God

“Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.” (Psalms 150:1-6)

Today’s Morsel: One of the last things that Moses informed the Children of Israel, just prior to them cross overing into the Promise Land, was that they must not forget God. He told them if they forgot Him, that God would turn again and do them hurt. That same caution is given to us today. We must not forget God. No matter how good life gets, or how bad, we must not forget God. Sometime our bad days may be God’s way of developing us. You see, at some point, God wants us to be able to stand on our own two feet and make choices based on the word He has given to us. Jesus could have stopped the storm the disciples were in at any time. But He allowed the disciples to use their own minds to decide what they would do. And when they saw that their way was fruitless, they decided to wake Jesus up. Jesus didn’t chide them for not trying; he chided them for a lack of faith. At least they didn’t forget God. They knew that He could solve the issue. And so, they woke Him. Scripture says: “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalms 50:15) You can keep fighting trouble in your life on your own, or you can call on God. Remember, without Him we can do nothing. So, don’t forget Him, He will be a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

Sing: I’m gonna to praise the Lord anyway that I can. I’m going to praise the Lord anyway that I can. I’m gonna praise Him in the morning, praise Him all day long, I’m gonna praise the Lord anyway that I can.

Thought For Today: “Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.” (Deuteronomy 6:12)

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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.