Morning Appointment

        Something seem to be done in an automatic mode when you get up in the morning.  How long does it take for you to think about your Creator?  More and more I feel thankful that I got up at all but then as soon as I get moving I head for the coffee pot.  Well, I head for the K cup machine which is my usual routine.  For me, the next step is to get the computer running and check the email even before I open up the Bible program.  While some may be a bit shocked at the order or things, there is a reason and it is to find out if there are any prayer updates to be included in the devotions for the morning.  Psalm 5:3 says, "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up." 
        The Scriptures will speak of various times that a person is to approach God.  This particular verse mentions the morning time.  You can find some specific verses, such as this one, that remind us to approach God at a certain time.  Other verses that come to mind speak about a number of times during the day that a person is to speak to God.  Then, there are the verses that speak about "praying always."  There are those verses that remind us that we are to be constantly aware of and communicating with God in all parts of our day.  We will find that we are encouraged to speak to God about a certain situation as it comes to mind and there are those times when we have the urge to spend more time in our speaking with God.  Sometimes, we feel hard pressed for time due to over scheduling of the events in our lives and so wonder how much time we are going to be able to spend with God.  I was told once that Martin Luther stated that the more things he had scheduled for the day, the more important it was to spend time with God or it would all fall apart.  The Psalmist in today's passage makes the statement that he will be lifting up his voice in the morning to God and that he will be looking up.  In other words, he will be praying to God and seeking God in all that he is going to be doing.  There seems to be the tendency however, that when our schedule is full, the first thing to be shortened or left out is our time with God.  That ought not to be.  That time with God is the most important part of your day.  So, if you have a busy schedule now and then, don't shorten your time with God, but make sure you keep your appointment with Him..  Praise God that He is still working in our daily lives, each and every day.