Lamentations3:22, 23
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
Isaiah 50:4b
“Morning by morning he wakens, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.”
Psalms 5: 3
“0Lord, in the morning thou dost hear my voice; in the morning prepare a sacrifice for thee, and watch.”
Psalms 88:13
“But I, O Lord, cry to thee; In the morning my prayer comes before thee.”
Psalms 90:14
“Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”
Psalms143:8
“Let me bear in the morning of thy steadfast love, for in thee I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul.”
8:34
“Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.”
The verses about the manna given from the Lord. Exodus16:4-7a “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a days portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “All evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord.”
Exodus 16:13-15 “In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning dew law round the camp. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, find as hoarfrost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is this?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.:
Exodus 16:21 “Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.”
Finally we have Jesus’ example to us: Mark 1:35-38 “And the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him followed him, and they found him and said to him, ‘Everyone is searching for you.’ And he said to them ‘Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for this is why I came out.'”
Reflections:
Grandma Rosy has a special saying to encourage us to spend time with God in the morning. She says “You can’t tune the orchestra after the concert”. I love this saying because it speaks to the importance of touching base with God before our day begins. Only God can know what our day with bring and so we should rely on Him to be prepared for the day. Grandma Rosy led by example by getting up before the sun to sit with the Lord in a cozy corner of her house. I always think of her when I nestle into the sofa with my cup of coffee and devotional. She has taught me to appreciate the stillness of the morning where I can speak with and listen to the Lord.