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November 5
I MET GOD IN THE MORNING

Scripture: Mark 1:35 “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”

     Jesus prayed in the early morning hours. This was apparently partly that he might have solitude for communion with God and partly as a preparation for the day’s work.
     Torrey says, “Jesus chose the early morning hour for prayer. Many of the mightiest men of God have followed the Lord’s example in this. In the morning hour the mind is fresh and at its very best. It is free from distraction, and that absolute concentration upon God which is essential to the most effective prayer is most easily possible in the early morning hours.”

     Ralph Cushman well wrote in “The Secret”, I met God in the Morning, When my day was at its best. And His presence came like sunrise, Like a glory in my breast. All day long the presence lingered; All day long He stayed with me; And we sailed in perfect calmness O’er a very troubled sea. Other ships were blown and battered, Other ships were sore distressed. But the Winds that seemed to drive them Brought to us a peace and rest. Then I thought of other mornings, When a keen remorse of mind, When I too had loosed the moorings With the Presence left behind. So I think I know the secret, Learned from many a troubled way; You must seek Him in the morning If you want Him through the day.
 
     Prayer was so important to Jesus that He started His day with it, a great while before day, the Scriptures tell us. It was never His practice to wait until things happened in His life that would force Him to call on God, but rather to pray about these things beforehand. Our blessed Savior gave us the example of beginning the day in prayer. We would be blessed by following His example.
     How is your prayer life today? Are you beginning the day with Him or are you waiting for something to bring you to your knees?