"In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." Psalm 5:3 (NIV)
The Lord waits to hear our voices cry out to Him when we wake in the morning. I can think of no better way to start the day than speaking directly to God, and neither can He. There are so many references to the saints of God rising early to seek His will for their day. Abraham, Moses, Job, Isaiah and David all speak of rising early to go into the presence of God. Psalm 119 says "I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your words." (147) And Isaiah proclaims "my soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you." (26:9) Psalm 46 says "God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day." (5) Isn't it a comforting thought to know that God wants to be the first one to greet us in the morning? It is like rising to someone standing beside your bed smiling with a cup of coffee made just the way you like it and the first words out of their mouth are "I am glad you are awake and I love you so much!" Even Jesus began his days talking to His Father. Mark writes "very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." (1:35)
So is it a surprise to us that Jesus calls himself the "Bright Morning Star?" (Rev 22:16) He was faithful to rise early and speak to the people in the temple (Luke 21:38). And John says "at dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and sat down to teach them." (8:2) The Lord has so much to share with us all day long, but He longs for us to start the day off right with Him early in the morning. He is the "Bright Morning Star" that greets us first thing from our slumber with the dawn of the day. Even the birds and animals rise from their rest to sing his praises early in the morning. In fact, this morning at 5:30 with the cool breeze wafting in through the open window, several birds began loudly praising the dawn of day. I wasn't quite ready to join them at that point, but I remembered that the Bible says "let everything that has breath praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150:6) The birds were simply being obedient to God's commands, so why is it so hard for the rest of us? Lamentations says "they (compassions) are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (3:23) So remember "do not love sleep or you will grow poor..." (Proverbs 20:13) God is faithful to share his riches every morning, we only need to meet him and ask. May we grow richer every day through His bountiful gift of our Bright Morning Star.
The Lord waits to hear our voices cry out to Him when we wake in the morning. I can think of no better way to start the day than speaking directly to God, and neither can He. There are so many references to the saints of God rising early to seek His will for their day. Abraham, Moses, Job, Isaiah and David all speak of rising early to go into the presence of God. Psalm 119 says "I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your words." (147) And Isaiah proclaims "my soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you." (26:9) Psalm 46 says "God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day." (5) Isn't it a comforting thought to know that God wants to be the first one to greet us in the morning? It is like rising to someone standing beside your bed smiling with a cup of coffee made just the way you like it and the first words out of their mouth are "I am glad you are awake and I love you so much!" Even Jesus began his days talking to His Father. Mark writes "very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." (1:35)
So is it a surprise to us that Jesus calls himself the "Bright Morning Star?" (Rev 22:16) He was faithful to rise early and speak to the people in the temple (Luke 21:38). And John says "at dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and sat down to teach them." (8:2) The Lord has so much to share with us all day long, but He longs for us to start the day off right with Him early in the morning. He is the "Bright Morning Star" that greets us first thing from our slumber with the dawn of the day. Even the birds and animals rise from their rest to sing his praises early in the morning. In fact, this morning at 5:30 with the cool breeze wafting in through the open window, several birds began loudly praising the dawn of day. I wasn't quite ready to join them at that point, but I remembered that the Bible says "let everything that has breath praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150:6) The birds were simply being obedient to God's commands, so why is it so hard for the rest of us? Lamentations says "they (compassions) are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (3:23) So remember "do not love sleep or you will grow poor..." (Proverbs 20:13) God is faithful to share his riches every morning, we only need to meet him and ask. May we grow richer every day through His bountiful gift of our Bright Morning Star.
Hi, Ramona! Yes, I believe that God means for us to give Him the first fruits of our day. And I love the way you worded this post and spoke of how He waits for us, as if God is standing right beside us each morning, smiling and waiting.
ReplyDeleteHe, indeed, loves us so much! And, yes, nature even wakes to sing His praise! We ought to do the same and give Him glory at every turn.
Many blessings to you and your family.
Andrea