October 29
2018
Early in the Morning
O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Psalm 63:1-5
Everyone isn’t a morning person.
I’ve not always been a morning person.
But in the last number of months as I have committed to getting up early and spending time in the Word and sharing what the Lord gives me,
I’ve become much more of a morning person.
There is something very sweet and peaceful about sitting with the Lord early in the day, before the rush and the hustle and bustle and the responsibilities and the “to do” lists; while it is still dark, and quiet.
The Psalmist says “O God, You are my God; early will I see You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.”
Is that where you find yourself today?
In a dry and thirsty land where there is no water?
The Lord is the One to reach out to.
Take the time, early in the day, whether you are a morning person or not, and begin to seek Him earnestly and diligently.
He will be found.
And your thirst will be satisfied.
And you will gain a new appreciation of that sweet and peaceful time at the beginning of the day.