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Tuesday... There is that time in the early morning.


Tuesday... There is that time in the early morning.

There is that time in the morning when whatever we are facing can wake us up. Even before the alarm goes off the cares and concerns and problems of the new day wake us up. Does that happen to you?

Now, I'm not sure when David prayed Psalm 16:1 (NLT) but it is a great prayer to pray during that early morning wake up time that the cares of a new day wake us up. Here is what verse 1 says, "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge."

The Amplified Bible says, "Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge." In that time in the early morning we can place our trust in God. 

In those times I want to make sure that the Evil One knows what is going to happen when he wakes me up with a heavy load that I have to carry. He finds that I am going to place that load on God. I want the Evil One to see that he made a mistake. Now if I don't stop and pray and put my trust in God then he has me. He wants me to lie awake worried and feeling all alone and defeated. I want him to know that he blew it and that I have prayed, "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge."

Now it is amazing that when I really pray to God and really let him know my deep concerns that I will rest and go to sleep because I know that God is out ahead working on those problems.

Verses 7-8 (MSG) says, "The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go." I love that. "Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go."

And then verse 11, "Now you've got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I'm on the right way."

Now that is what God wants to reinforce in us in that early morning wake up and that isn't what the Evil One wants us to hold on to. Just remind him and yourself, "Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go." And then verse 11, "Ever since you took my hand, I'm on the right way." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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