“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, Oh LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” (Psalm 5:3)
Early morning is a good time to pray. The Model Prayer suggests morning praying in the phrase, “Give us this day our daily bread.” At bed time would not be the best time to pray for God to supply the needs for the day just ended. At bed time we might pray for forgiveness of sins we committed during the day and to thank Him for His blessings during the day. It would be a good time to ask Him for His protection during the night.
This psalm is suggesting that we start our day with the Lord; that we not wait for a calamity to strike and then pray. Early morning praying is similar to saying, “Good morning,” to a family member whom you have not seen all night. He’s just been waiting for you to wake up so He can share the day with you. It pleases Him when He hears your voice call His name.
An old song asks the question, “ere you left your room this morning, did you think to pray?” Let God hear your voice calling on Him every morning.
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