Psalm 5:3 “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.”
Psalm 5:3 is a declaration of dependence on God as David states emphatically that God will be hearing his voice as he awakens in the morning. He will not be saying, “Good Lord, it is morning,” but rather, “Good morning, Lord.” This declaration of dependence on God continues with David stating he will be looking up to God because he knows his help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth (Psalm 121:1)
I look at Psalm 5:3 as a tremendous guide to start each day. For what it is worth, my guide for the start of a day goes like this: First thing in the morning
I give worship to God.
Then I get wisdom from God.
Then and only then do I go to work for God.
I Give Worship! (God hears my voice as I read a psalm and pray a prayer)
I Get Wisdom! (My ears are open to God to hear God’s voice by reading His Word)
I Go to Work for the Lord where I am a Witness for the Lord (wherever we are we represent God- think WWW – witnessing while working)
In putting this guide into action, I suggest you start each day by praying the Lord’s Prayer. This allows you to give adoration and praise to Him! It allows you to acknowledge His place of authority in your life. It allows you to ask Him for the provisions you need and the protection you need. It closes with another round of praise to Him.
Then you want to read a portion of God’s Word. Offering worship to God you have spoken to God. Now you need to allow God to speak to you! Psalm 143:8 says, “Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
To hear about God, we read His Word!
As far as what to read I leave that to you. There are so many plans. For instance, you can read one chapter a day out of the New Testament, reading Monday through Friday (5 days a week) and you will read through the entire NT in a year. I suggest for a month like May, which has 31 days that, you read one chapter a day from Proverbs. (Today you would read Proverbs 3.) In the month coming up, June, I suggest you read 5 chapters a day from Psalms as it has 150 chapters. What is important here is that you read some of God’s Word every day.
Then after giving worship to God and getting wisdom from God, go to work for God with a mindset of being a witness for the Lord wherever you find yourself throughout the day. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
Have you declared your dependence on God for this day?
Continue Strong looking up to the Lord daily,
And remember to DATE the Word
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