Post by Betty on Jan 11, 2007 4:29:23 GMT -5
A Heart Problem
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Devotion: Psalms
Scripture References:
Psalm 5:1-12
Romans 12:1
Revelation 1:5-6
Title: A Heart Problem
Read Psalm 5:1-12
It's imperative for us to meet God in the morning
if we want to have a good day. Jesus got up early
in the morning to pray, according to Mark 1:35.
Here we find the psalmist saying, "My voice You
shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning
I will direct it to You, and I will look up" (v.
3).
When I used to work the night shift, I would
sleep in the morning. So when I got up in the
afternoon, I would meet with the Lord. Meeting
with God is not an appointment on a clock but an
appointment in your heart. Does God hear your
voice in the morning? When He looks on you at the
beginning of your day, does He look on you as a
priest who has come to offer Him sacrifices of
praise? That's what direct means (v. 3)--"to
order my prayer." It means to arrange the
sacrifice on the altar.
When you wake up in the morning, remind yourself
that you are one of God's priests. How did you
become a priest? Through faith in Jesus Christ.
"To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins
in His own blood, and has made us kings and
priests to His God and Father" (Rev. 1:5,6).
You're one of God's priests. That means wherever
you are is God's temple, because your body is His
temple.
The first thing we do in the morning is the first
thing the high priest used to do every morning.
He laid the burnt offering on the altar. The
burnt offering is a picture of total dedication
to God. If you want to have a good day, start by
giving yourself to the Lord as a burnt offering,
a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God
(Rom. 12:1). A good day begins in the morning,
and it begins at the altar.
Does your day begin with God? If not, decide to
start each morning by dedicating yourself to Him
as a living sacrifice and ask His guidance for
the day's decisions and actions. He wants to
direct your life. So view each day as a gift from
God and determine to be a good steward of the
day's resources. Make your time with Him a daily
appointment.
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Devotion: Psalms
Scripture References:
Psalm 5:1-12
Romans 12:1
Revelation 1:5-6
Title: A Heart Problem
Read Psalm 5:1-12
It's imperative for us to meet God in the morning
if we want to have a good day. Jesus got up early
in the morning to pray, according to Mark 1:35.
Here we find the psalmist saying, "My voice You
shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning
I will direct it to You, and I will look up" (v.
3).
When I used to work the night shift, I would
sleep in the morning. So when I got up in the
afternoon, I would meet with the Lord. Meeting
with God is not an appointment on a clock but an
appointment in your heart. Does God hear your
voice in the morning? When He looks on you at the
beginning of your day, does He look on you as a
priest who has come to offer Him sacrifices of
praise? That's what direct means (v. 3)--"to
order my prayer." It means to arrange the
sacrifice on the altar.
When you wake up in the morning, remind yourself
that you are one of God's priests. How did you
become a priest? Through faith in Jesus Christ.
"To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins
in His own blood, and has made us kings and
priests to His God and Father" (Rev. 1:5,6).
You're one of God's priests. That means wherever
you are is God's temple, because your body is His
temple.
The first thing we do in the morning is the first
thing the high priest used to do every morning.
He laid the burnt offering on the altar. The
burnt offering is a picture of total dedication
to God. If you want to have a good day, start by
giving yourself to the Lord as a burnt offering,
a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God
(Rom. 12:1). A good day begins in the morning,
and it begins at the altar.
Does your day begin with God? If not, decide to
start each morning by dedicating yourself to Him
as a living sacrifice and ask His guidance for
the day's decisions and actions. He wants to
direct your life. So view each day as a gift from
God and determine to be a good steward of the
day's resources. Make your time with Him a daily
appointment.
