Daily Reading
1 Samuel 24
Psalm 57,58
1 Chronicles 8
Matthew 8
Scripture
4 I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.
7 My heart is confident in you, O God;
my heart is confident.
No wonder I can sing your praises!
8 Wake up, my heart!
Wake up, O lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.
9 I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
I will sing your praises among the nations.
10 For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (Psalm 57:4-4,7-10)
Observation
David was a man after God’s own heart, as it says in the Bible. His psalms are full of human emotion. He laments his circumstances, but always goes back to trusting in God and praising Him. He was unfairly persecuted throughout much of his young adult life, but he continued to praise God.
Application
Every morning, no matter what our circumstances may be; no matter how bleak our future looks; no matter how impossible things appear, we should be like David and WAKE THE DAWN with our praises to God. This implies that it is the VERY FIRST thing we do when we wake up. We should thank God for everything He has done for us and have confidence that He is in control.
Prayer
Lord God, I know You are not always the first thing on my mind when I wake up. I think of my day, of my responsibilities, all that must be accomplished. But I need and want to think of You. I want to WAKE THE DAWN with my praises to You. So, this morning, I thank you for everything. I thank you for this beautiful morning, for my job, for my health, for my children, and yes, even for my responsibilities because I know that you are in control. I love you, Lord Jesus.
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