“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, o
Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” Psa 5:3
For many the
hardest part of any day is the morning, the efforts to energize themselves to
get a day started is often their greatest accomplishment, for others the day
springs forth as quick as their eyes open.
In both scenarios the day’s opportunities begin to fill our thoughts
prioritizing our responsibilities for the day. However, here in Psalm 5, David
makes a plea that is all so important in establishing the priorities of one’s
day, prior to one’s mind becoming clouded in thoughts and distractions he
declares: “My voice shalt thou hear in
the morning.” In the morning, our minds are freer from problems and
distractions. Who knows what a day will bring forth? Who knows what temptations
may await him? Who can protect himself from the dangers which may encompass
him? Who can enable us to discharge the duties which are incumbent on us every
day? Feeble, helpless, sinful, prone to err, in a world of temptation, and
surrounded by dangers alike when we see them and when we do not, there is an
obvious spiritual fitness in looking to God each morning for his guidance and
protection; and the resolution of David here should be the firm purpose of
every man.
The hardest part
of the day is not getting up, but looking up to the One that created it!
HSAY…Todd
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