Whose Voice?

by Missy Grant

“In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.” Psalm 5:3

What voice do you hear in the morning? Better yet, does the Lord hear your voice in the morning? I’m on a mission….my mission is to encourage you sleepy heads to get up – get God – and get going in the morning.

“In the morning, O Lord…”, Now think on that. It doesn’t say in the afternoon, at night, or sometime in between. It speaks specifically to your morning.

“You will hear my voice…” Whose voice? Your voice. What is He hearing you say? Are you speaking to Him in the morning? Is it praise worthy? He is praise worthy.

“In the morning I will order my prayer to You…” There it is again – specific to morning. What are you to do? Order your prayer to Him. That would imply you are up and speaking to Him in the morning.

Then what happens? You eagerly watch. What are you watching for? You are watching for Him to reveal himself in your day. For example, the neighbor who waved at you this morning, the grocery store clerk who needed a kind word from you, the co-worker who said she just needed to put some papers on your desk…but really needed a word of encouragement, the customer who yelled at me on the phone – then shared how he and his wife spend three months a year in India teaching in some of the worst conditions known to man (he apologized for yelling – I forgave him. He blessed my day).

The point is this…Get Up – Get God – Get Going. There is no better way to combat satan than to start you day with scripture said to the Lord. Try saying the verse at the top of this post every morning for the next week – then eagerly watch…you might be surprised at how He will change your vision and your voice.

Mighty God, how often we forget your desire to be with us. We treat you, at times, like an acquaintance as opposed to our creator. The One who knows our thoughts, our struggles, our joy. Your word says over and over to start our day with you. Strengthen us to give you our first fruit of the morning and then have the patience to watch for you during our day. We praise you Lord.