Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Tuesday Thought -- August 28, 2012


Good Morning Friends,

“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalm 5:3)

David was called a “man after God’s own heart.”  He was not a perfect man by any means.  He was, however, a man who was devoted to God.  He knew he was dependent upon God for his very life.  He needed God’s help and regularly cried out in desperation to Him.

Whenever David was in need, he cried out to God in prayer.  He didn’t have to wait for special prayer times to address his needs to God.  When the need was on his heart, his thoughts were lifted to God in prayer.

On the other hand, David didn’t neglect a regular time of prayer, either.  Morning by morning David focused his attention on God and took his requests to God.  This psalm speaks of that practice.  In the morning David prayed to the Lord.  In the morning he put his requests before God.  The morning was David’s regular time of prayer.

Morning, evening, midday, the time of the day that we set aside for regular prayer is not the issue.  The point is that we need those set times to focus our attention on God and make our requests known to Him.

Call on God at any time a need is on your heart and He will hear your cry for help.  But don’t neglect to be disciplined in your regular times of prayer, too.

His, by Grace,

Steve

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