In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
— Psalm 5:3 NIV
In many places the Bible teaches us that we should come before the LORD in prayer. When should we do this? Any time is a good time. The important thing is to find a time. In point of fact, however, there is no biblical rule that says it must be only one time. One Psalmist came before the LORD three times a day: "Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice" (Psalm 55:17). The Apostle Paul even said that we should "pray continually" (I Thessalonians 5:17).
Our verse for today emphasizes prayer in the morning. Morning is a good time to come before the LORD in prayer. This is because one can get up before the hustle and bustle of the day begins and find a peaceful place to pray. In the morning, it is easier to get quiet before the LORD. In that peaceful and quiet place the LORD will hear our voice. The LORD is always ready to hear the prayers of His people, even early in the morning.
In the morning we may lay our requests before the LORD. The idea here is that we may arrange our requests before the LORD in an orderly fashion. Like Job, we may even come before Him and make a case in defense of the requests we have (Job 23:4). After all, prayer is not simply a time to get whatever we want, no matter what that may be. It is a time to ask for what we believe the LORD is willing to grant His people.
After we lay our requests before the LORD, we may wait expectantly. Prayer, in other words, should always be accompanied by expectation born of faith. Why bother to pray if we don't expect something to happen? Our prayers may not be immediately answered, but they will be in due time. Jesus said, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" (Matthew 7:7). And He also said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22).
In the morning, when you lay your requests before the LORD, expect that they will be answered. Expect that something good will come from the LORD.
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
— Psalm 5:3 NIV
In many places the Bible teaches us that we should come before the LORD in prayer. When should we do this? Any time is a good time. The important thing is to find a time. In point of fact, however, there is no biblical rule that says it must be only one time. One Psalmist came before the LORD three times a day: "Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice" (Psalm 55:17). The Apostle Paul even said that we should "pray continually" (I Thessalonians 5:17).
Our verse for today emphasizes prayer in the morning. Morning is a good time to come before the LORD in prayer. This is because one can get up before the hustle and bustle of the day begins and find a peaceful place to pray. In the morning, it is easier to get quiet before the LORD. In that peaceful and quiet place the LORD will hear our voice. The LORD is always ready to hear the prayers of His people, even early in the morning.
In the morning we may lay our requests before the LORD. The idea here is that we may arrange our requests before the LORD in an orderly fashion. Like Job, we may even come before Him and make a case in defense of the requests we have (Job 23:4). After all, prayer is not simply a time to get whatever we want, no matter what that may be. It is a time to ask for what we believe the LORD is willing to grant His people.
After we lay our requests before the LORD, we may wait expectantly. Prayer, in other words, should always be accompanied by expectation born of faith. Why bother to pray if we don't expect something to happen? Our prayers may not be immediately answered, but they will be in due time. Jesus said, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" (Matthew 7:7). And He also said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22).
In the morning, when you lay your requests before the LORD, expect that they will be answered. Expect that something good will come from the LORD.
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