Morning By Morning

As I'm writing this entry, the morning is quickly fading. There is an overcast sky with the sun trying to force its way through the gray clouds. Sounds of those in the apartment above and below have stirred awake with sounds of walking and moving and other daily activities.

In those moments before being fully conscious of your surroundings and still lingering in sleep, God visits us with a whisper. Isaiah 50:4 says, "The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed." (NIV).

Job says, "For God does speak--now one way, now another-- though no one perceives it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds."(NIV)

Some of us are not the brightest or alert in the morning, but God whispers His thoughts in our ears. Thoughts that make us smile, bring joy to our heart and there is a sense of peace just before the sunrises.

I love you, son. I'm near you, now and forever. I'll help you today. Do you know I'm praying for you? You are not alone.

David's lament in Psalms 5:3 says, "In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly."

Before the rush of activities, the sounds of the world coming to life or stress of deadlines and activities to accomplish, take a moment in the morning to still your heart before the Lord. In the darkness of the morning as the first rays of light break through the windows, you will hear God whisper your name. And as you call to Him in response, God hears you.

Before you can tell Him of your broken heart, of the fears you face at work or at home, or a disease destroying your body or your sons and daughters who have wandered far from home, He already knows. But for now, in that quiet moment in the morning He wants to whisper something wonderful, beautiful and glorious in your ears. It will carry you throughout the day and you will mediate on it in the evening. Then you will look forward to His whispers the next day. Morning by morning.