“Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3, NLT ) [1]
“The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray.” (Mark 1:35 NLT)
What do Jesus and the psalmist have in common in these two verses? They start the day out in prayer. The apostle Paul does tell us to pray without ceasing and we need to be willing and available to pray short prayers during the day when things come up but we do need a specific time together with the Lord. Before things get started and get hectic is the best time. It may take your setting the alarm a little earlier in the morning to do this but it is worth it. Below is what three men of faith have to say about it:
“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.” .J. Hudson Taylor
“I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God.” …Martin Luther
“He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.” .John Bunyan
If these people needed to start their days out with prayer, how much more do we. Start your day talking to the Lord and get started on the right foot.
By Dean W. Masters
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