Manna in the morning

Morning is the best time for getting to know God. This principle was deeply impressed upon the children of Israel by His daily gift of manna. The angel food cake rained down from heaven early in the morning, six days a week, for 40 years. If one waited too long to gather it, the manna would evaporate in the heat of the sun.

“They gathered it morning by morning, every man as much as he should eat; but when the sun grew hot, it would melt.” Exodus 16:21.

Likewise, if we wait too long for our spiritual devotions, the hustle and bustle of the day will get our attention before the Lord does.

The busier we are and the more we have to do, the more we need to take time to pray. It is easy to get bogged down by chores, children, pet and animals. While we all have daily task we must complete to do them cheerfully and with our hearts in the right place we need to take the time to talk and listen to the Lord.  Let’s not allow the manna to melt.

Jesus, our example, practiced morning devotions. “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and then prayed.” Mark 1:35.

As famous evangelist Charles Spurgeon well said: “The morning is the gate of the day, and it should be well guarded with prayer. It is one end of the thread on which the day’s actions are strung, and should be well knotted with devotion. If we felt the majesty of life we should be more careful of its mornings.

“He who rushes from his bed to his business and waiteth not to worship is as foolish as though he had not put on his clothes, or cleansed his face, and as unwise as though he had dashed into battle without arms or armor. Be it ours to bathe in the softly flowing river of communion with God, before the heat of the wilderness and the burden of the way begins to oppress.” — The Truth About Mary Magdalene, Doug Bathelor, p. 53