Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, September 14, 2026

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2026 September 14

Change Your Heart

“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?” (Deuteronomy 10:12-13)

Today’s Morsel: Moses, in his explanation to the children of Israel, is informing them what is required of them to serve the Lord. He tells them, and these instructions are for us a well: 1. To fear the LORD thy God, 2. To walk in all his ways, 3.To love him, 4. To serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 5. To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes. That seems pretty simple to me. When the man asked the prophet Micah, what was required for him to come and appear before the Lord, he is told: “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8) Both Moses and Micah call for us to change our heart and the way that we think if we are intending to make heaven our home and to stand before our Lord our Savior. This stuff isn’t hard. The problem is that most people don’t have a passion for the things of God and the things they want. If you don’t have passion, change your heart and see doesn’t your body follow. Your heart (mind) is what controls everything else in the body. Get your heart under control and your body will follow!

Sing: Change my heart O, God, make it ever true; change my heart O, God may I be like You. You are the potter, I am the clay, mold me and make me, this is what I pray. Change my heart O, God, make it ever true; change my heart O, God may I be like You.

Thought for Today: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...” (Proverbs 23:7)

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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.