Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
I slept in this morning. Truly, I don’t know when the last time is I have slept so late. Unfortunately, it’s also the only day this week I have an obligation necessitating leaving the house at a specific time. No worries. I’ll tear through my reading, prayer, and reflection time. What’s today’s chapter? Psalm 119. The longest chapter in the Bible. Literally. God definitely has a sense of humor.
Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in Your word.
But God’s humor is never to laugh at me. He drove home an important point this morning. As I read (and read and read) chapter 119, fretting about the time, the length, and my obligations, God kept asking me what my purpose here is. This morning that purpose felt more like checking a box. Bible read? Check. That’s not what I want from my morning time with Jesus. I want to be still in His presence. I want to listen and hear. I want to know Him more.
Psalm 119:175 Let me live that I may praise You, and may Your laws sustain me.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the reminder that my morning time with You is a gift, not a chore, not an item on a checklist. Help me, always, to be still in Your presence, to listen to Your words, to hear Your voice. Draw me closer. Always. Amen.
Psalm 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commands.
Have a blessed day.