IN THE MORNING
27th Oct 2021
A few days ago I was reading Psalm 96:14 (NLT) “Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.” That set me thinking about what happens in our lives each morning. If we start the day right, we will be singing for joy to the end of our lives. That sounds good to me, so how do we approach each day so that this promise will remain true until we draw our final breath?
Psalm 59:16 says, “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.” I have written before about “A song in the morning” so I will not repeat those insights. Here it is not so much about singing, but about the content of the song. I will sing about the strength God gives me each day; I will sing of his love which establishes my security and confidence: I will declare God is my fortress and refuge, my place of safety.
Psalm 101:8 declares, “Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land.” Our waking thoughts can be very disturbing, so it is important that we silence the voice of the enemy and reject every accusing voice that is trying to rob us of peace.
Psalm 143:8 says, “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.” When fears and uncertainty try and overwhelm our thoughts we need to remind ourselves of the promises that we have received and prophetic words of hope and future that have been given over the years.
Isaiah 50:4 tells us, “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” We can receive words every day that will bring hope and healing into our own lives and into the lives of others.
Don’t waste your mornings! Let there be singing, receiving strength, silencing the enemy, and life changing words for ourselves and those who we speak to throughout the day, then we will sing for joy to the end of our lives!
by Charles Sibthorpe
