A Way to Begin the Day

“Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Reveal to me the way I should go, because Iong for You.” (Psalm 143:8 CSB)

Every new day is unique. We may repeat some of the same routines day in and day out, and that may sometimes become mundane. Even so, each day has a unique character all its own because we actually live in real time moment to moment. We never know what a day will bring our way, even with those events that we typically expect to occur. So, we need to treat each day as unique, and especially so as believers.

The psalmist got it right. The best way to begin any day is by first experiencing God’s faithful love, first thing each morning. We do this by reading His word, by spending some time with Him in prayer, and by simply listening to anything He might want to say to us.

At least part of what we need to ask the Lord each morning, and what we need to be listening for, is the guidance that God will give us in any given day. Our prayer is that the Lord would “reveal to me the way I should go.” Our need for God, our desire to walk with Him and to experience His will for us on a daily basis drives this prayer. God may tell us the direction He wants us to go each day, but He may also simply reveal it to us one step at a time. Either way, we know that His guidance is trustworthy, even when we do not quite comprehend all of His purposes.

Today, and each day, let your morning begin with Him, so that He can set your feet on solid ground.

Lord, We ask You to reveal Your will and Your guidance for us today and each day. Amen.