| “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.” – Psalms 5:3 |
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| A DAILY DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE ON GOD 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 121:2) I look at Psalm 5:3 as a great way guide to start each day!!! My guide for first thing in the morning 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, looking to be a witness for the Lord. I Give Worship! (God hears my voice) I Get Wisdom! (My ears are open to God to hear His voice) I Go to Work! (Wherever I go I represent God) In putting this guide into action, I would like to suggest that you start each day by praying the Lord’s Prayer. This allows you to give adoration and praise to Him or WORSHIP! 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, which is where you get WISDOM. Offering worship to God you have spoken to God. Now you need to allow God to speak to you! As far as what to read I leave that to you. There are so many PLANS. You can read one chapter a day out of the NT, 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. In the month coming up, I would suggest you read 5 chapters a day from Psalms as it has 150 chapters. The most 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) Our verse to DATE on May 3 (5/3) is Psalm 5:3. It says, “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.” Have you declared your dependence on God for this day? Continue Strong looking up to the Lord, And remember to DATE the Word |