Daily Morning Message 3/4/2021

MORNING MESSAGE
March 4, 2021
by Gayle Gordon

"And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord."
Genesis 19:27

"So Abraham rose early in the morning and ...went to the place of which God had told him.
Genesis 22:3

"Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
Genesis 28:18

"And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place."
Genesis 31:55

"And he [Moses] rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain..."
Exodus 24:4

"Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out..."
Joshua 3:1

"...When he [Gideon] rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water."
Judges 6:38

"They arose early; and it was about the dawning of the day that Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying, “Get up, that I may send you on your way.”"
1 Samuel 9:26

"So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, ..."
1 Samuel 29:11

"Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord."
2 Chronicles 29:20

"...Job would ... would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. ...Thus Job did regularly."
Job 1:5

"O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water."
Psalm 63:1

"Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen." [Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome]
Mark 16:1-2

I'm amazed at how many Bible heroes won victories, found answers and started new lives by starting early in the morning at some point. We have to give latitude for our present culture. Early in the morning according to a clock isn't possible for some; "early" signifies the first things you do in any given day.

Early morning is the birth of a new day; it may come to us at any time on a clock. Early morning represents spending your best energies of the day, beginning and pursuing God with all your heart. Sometimes we have to stand firm and protect that section of time in the day, no matter what the actual time is.

Jesus demonstrated how important a time alone with the Father is. It is essential for the health and well-being of our soul - it's a critical need to experience growth in God. We cannot draw closer to Him if we're distracted from Him.
It takes self-discipline and self-discipline requires that you have decided that you're worthy of personal success. Call on Him to strengthen your self-discipline to remain faithful to your time alone with Him.

He understands that our best energy and thinking is when we first get up from restful sleep. Let the Lord be first in your day. He has wonderful blessings to bestow on you - abundantly!