Hello Overcomers,
I just read Psalm 5............
If WE unlock the gates of the day with Bible reading and prayer, our path is sure to be filled with usefulness and blessing. Joseph Parker said, "The morning is the time for meeting the Lord, for then we are at our best, having a new supply of energy. Blessed is the day that is opened with prayer! Holy is the dawn that finds us on 'top of the mount' with God!"
Under the Old Testament law, the Levites were required to arise and "stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening" (1 Chr. 23:30). According to the New Testament, all believers are priests (1 Pet. 2:5, 9), and the Lord expects them to commune with Him daily. And those who begin the day with God are most likely to sense His presence in all that they do.
I heard a little 4-year-old who said to his parents one morning, "I won't get up until I see Jesus." At first they didn't know what he meant, but then the little fellow pointed to a picture on the wall. It was a painting of Christ. He wouldn't get out of bed until the light was enough to see the face of Jesus. They learned an important spiritual lesson from their son's innocent remark. It taught them never to begin their day's work until they had first "seen Jesus" in a time of meditation and prayer.
Let's be sure to follow the practice of the psalmist who directed his prayer to God early in the morning and looked to Him for strength. We too should determine never to begin the day until we've first seen Jesus.
This has been an Overcomer's moment. Talk to you soon..........................HK
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