Seek God early in the morning
Read: Psalm 5
Throughout September we have been looking at the many characters from
the Bible who were dependent on prayer.
In fact, we can easily conclude that the people who have done the most
for God in this world have spent much time on their knees in prayer. Paul, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and others
hungered and thirsted after God with much prayer and fasting. Even Christ Himself rose early to find time
alone to pray. The problem is that
getting up early to pray leaves a person tired!
In fact, many people struggle with getting enough sleep in the first
place. We need God to break any
self-indulgent chains that keep us from getting to bed on time and keep us in
bed in the morning. We need Him to rouse
desire in our hearts and grow in us the self-discipline it takes to remain
faithful in prayer. The church today
needs a generation of people who seek God early in the morning and who prefer
Him over late night TV. It is then that
the freshness and fullness of His power may strengthen the church to a new
level of holiness and righteousness. Our
laziness towards God is sin; we have become children of the world. We get as much of God as we seek. No one will get more of God then that which
they pursue.
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
- What is David’s heart posture before the Lord in today’s Scripture passage?
- Pray that believers would be awakened to see their lack time in the Word and in prayer as sin and that they would have a desire to grow and change.
- Spend some time praying for the Canadian church – that she would understand the importance of prayer and put prayer into action.
- Ask the Lord what else He wants to speak to you about today? Ask Him to show you what else He wants you to pray about today.
