As the Day Begins “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1, ESV Before this morning’s light touched your window, God was already there. Before your responsibilities, your worries, or even the beginning of time, He existed. Genesis opens with God creating everything upon which our lives depend. The Hebrew wordContinue reading “The God Who Was Already There”
Category Archives: A Morning Meditation
Love Beyond the People We Find Easy
As the Day Begins “Let brotherly love continue.” Hebrews 13:1, KJV. Some people make kindness feel natural. Others test our patience before the conversation has properly begun. We may feel guilty about that difference, wondering whether irritation means our faith has failed. A. W. Tozer’s supplied reflection offers a helpful distinction: loving someone in ChristContinue reading “Love Beyond the People We Find Easy”
The Freedom of an Open Hand
As the Day Begins “Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead.” —Romans 6:13, KJV We can begin the morning asking God to guide us while quietly hoping He will approve the direction we have already chosen. Surrender becomes difficult when His Word touches something we want to keep: a resentment,Continue reading “The Freedom of an Open Hand”
The Father Has Not Closed the Door
As the Day Begins “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned” (Luke 15:18, KJV). There is a moment when making excuses becomes more exhausting than admitting the truth. In Jesus’ parable, the younger son reaches that moment far from home, hungry and surrounded by theContinue reading “The Father Has Not Closed the Door”
Becoming What God Has Begun
As the Day Begins “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.” — Romans 8:29, NIV. (Bible App) Paul’s words give us a steady answer to a morning question: What is God doing in my life? In Romans 8, he speaks to people who know weakness, suffering,Continue reading “Becoming What God Has Begun”
Why Do Birds Sing?
As the Day Begins “God created every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.” — Genesis 1:21, NIV (Bible Gateway) A bird begins singing outside the window before we have decided what sort of day this will be. There may be work waiting, a difficult conversation ahead, or aContinue reading “Why Do Birds Sing?”
The Freedom to Be Small
As the Day Begins The disciples once asked Jesus who was greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus called a child to stand among them and answered, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:1–3, NIV). They were thinking about standing and status. Jesus directedContinue reading “The Freedom to Be Small”
The Courage to Face the Day
As the Day Begins “I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.” — 2 Timothy 1:12, NIV Paul wrote these words while suffering for the gospel. He did not need to pretend that his circumstances were comfortable or thatContinue reading “The Courage to Face the Day”
Before Bitterness Takes Root
As the Day Begins “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” — Hebrews 12:15, NIV (Bible Gateway) A root can spread beneath the soil long before anything appears above it. Resentment often works that way. AContinue reading “Before Bitterness Takes Root”
Whose Hands Hold the Future?
As the Day Begins “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” — Revelation 7:10 (NIV) (Bible Gateway) There are mornings when the troubles of the world seem to reach us before we have even left the house. We hear of suffering we cannot relieve, decisions we cannot influence,Continue reading “Whose Hands Hold the Future?”