In the morning . . . come up. . . . Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.(Exodus 34:2) The “morning” is the time I have set to meet with the Lord. “Morning”—the very word itself is like a cluster of luscious grapes to crush into sacred wine for me to drink. In the morning! This is when God wants me at my best in strength and hope so that I may begin my daily climb, not in weakness but in strength. Last night I buried yesterday’s fatigue, and this morning I took on a new supply of energy. Blessed is the day when the morning is sanctified—set apart to God! Successful is the day when the first victory is won in prayer! Holy is the day when the dawn finds me on the mountaintop with God! Dear Father, I am coming to meet with You. Nothing on the common, everyday plain of life will keep me away from Your holy heights. At Your calling I come, so I have the assurance that You will meet with me. Each morning begun so well on the mountain will make me strong and glad the rest of the day! Joseph Parker Still, still with You, when the purple morning breaks, When the birds awake, and the shadows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight, Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee. Alone withYou, amid the misty shadows, The solemn hush of nature newly born; Alone withYou in breathless adoration, In the calm dew and freshness of the morn. As in a sunrise o’er a waveless ocean, The image of the morning star does rest, So in this stillness, You discerning only Your image in the waters of my breast. When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber, Its closing eyes look up to You in prayer; Sweet the repose, beneathYour wings o’ershadowing, But sweeter still to wake and find You there. Harriet Beecher Stowe My mother made it a habit every day, immediately after breakfast, to spend an hour in her room, reading the Bible, meditating over it, and praying to the Lord. That hour was like a blessed fountain from which she drew the strength and sweetness that prepared her to complete all her tasks. It also enabled her to maintain a genuine peacefulness in spite of the normal trying worries and pettiness that so often accompany life in a crowded neighborhood. As I think of her life and all that she had to endure, I see the absolute triumph of the grace of God in the ideal Christian lady. She was such a lovely person that I never saw her lose her temper or speak even one word in anger. I never heard her participate in idle gossip or make a disparaging remark about another person. In fact, I never saw in her even the hint of an emotion unbecoming to someone who had drunk from “the river of the water of life” (Rev 22:1) and who had eaten of “the living bread that came down from heaven” (John 6:51). Frederick William Farrar Give God the fresh blossom of the day. Never make Him wait until the petals have faded. Sent from the Streams in the Desert Devotional. For devotionals like this one for your iPhone, visit us at 43rdElement
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