Prayer In The Morning – Psalm 5:3

“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.”

Psalm 5 is considered a prayer for guidance.  What better time to ask for guidance than before we do anything in the morning.  I am not saying do not pray other times in the day, or at night.  No, those prayers are necessary.  Prayer at night though, is usually associated with the troubles that weigh us down by the end of the day, it is usually about something unsolved.  If we do not pray and turn that issue over to God, then sleep will elude us.  In Psalm 4, King David prays at night over his terrible distresses.  As we see in the last verse after he has given his trouble over to God, “I will both lie down in peace and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”  (Psalm 4:8)

How important it is to start our day in the counsel of the LORD.  When you are serving God, you will have troubles.  What?!?  Did you think that when you became a Christian, there would be no more troubles?  If you are a servant of God, you can expect to encounter troubles from the enemy.  Jesus said “If you were of the world, the world would love its own.  Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of this world, therefore the world hates you.” (John 15:19)  Because you love Jesus, and especially if you are boldly serving Him, the world will make you its enemy.  It is not about you, it is all about Jesus.  “But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.” (John 15:21)

King David’s troubles came from those who did not follow God.  In this Psalm, he gives us an example of what we should pray for as we began our day of service to the Lord.  “Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies, make Your way straight before my face.”  (Psalm 5:8)  David wants to follow God’s way, but is distracted by his enemies.  It is the same for all of us. 

“An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. While the dew is on the grass, let grace drop upon the soul.” (Charles Spurgeon)  Ask God to wake you up early so you can seek His counsel in the quiet of the morning.  Let God be the first to hear your voice in the morning.  Look up and know the God whom you serve is always ready to direct your ways.  All you need to do is ask and listen.

May you grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.