Sunday, January 26, 2014
Looking To The Morning
This morning when I got up I was thinking about the day and the week, wondering what they would bring. Some people get up and just go through their routine. Some people seem to always be thinking about what is coming next and tend to worry about it. I am one of these people. This morning as I was reading the scriptures and praying, I cam across something that I had experienced in the past but had not really thought about consciously before. In times when things are not going the way I had hoped I find myself going to bed thinking that things will be better tomorrow. As it turns out, that feeling is built into us and is true.
Psalms 30:1 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
David seems to be describing this very feeling in this psalm. I am sure David faced challenges far beyond mine, yet he still looked to the morning. He had often experienced God’s deliverance the next day after going through some challenges. And David knew God heard his voice and would always respond to save His people. I can feel the comfort in the words as David sang to God.
Psalms 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
If we can just hold on and sing praises to our God, joy will come, God will deliver His people, and feed us and lift us up forever.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You. We are very blessed that You always hear us, and we bless Your holy name. You alone are God. You alone are worthy of praise. Please reach out to your people today, Father. Feed us and raise us up. Remember us and deliver us. Show Your works a sign to all the people. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.