Psalm 5:3 (NIV) In the morning, O LORD, you 
hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests 
before you and wait in expectation.  

INTRODUCTION

The secret of a close relationship with God 
is to pray to him earnestly each morning. In 
the morning, our minds are more free from 
problems, and then we can commit the whole day to God. 
Regular communication helps any friendship and is 
certainly necessary for a strong relationship with 
God. We need to communicate with him daily. Do 
you have a regular time to pray and read God's 
Word? [Life Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

The very first outbreathing of the soul in 
the morning should be for the presence of Jesus. 
Without Me, He says, ye can do nothing. It 
is Jesus that we need; His light, His life, His 
spirit, must be ours continually. We need Him every 
hour. And we should pray in the morning that as 
the sun illuminates the landscape, and fills the 
world with light, so the Sun of Righteousness may 
shine into the chambers of mind and heart, and 
make us all light in the Lord. We cannot do 
without His presence one moment. The enemy knows 
when we undertake to do without our Lord, and he 
is there, ready to fill our minds with his evil 
suggestions that we may fall from our steadfastness; but 
it is the desire of the Lord that from moment 
to moment we should abide in Him, and thus be 
complete in Him.... OFC40 

COMMENTARY 

   Morning has always been considered the 
time best suited for personal worship by God's 
servants. Most Christians regard it as a privilege to 
devote the beginning of the day to seek fellowship 
with God. Whether they think of a whole hour or 
half an hour or a quarter of an hour, they agree 
with the psalmist when he said, '"My voice shalt 
thou hear in the morning, O Lord." 
   A well-known Christian leader has said, 
"Next to receiving Christ as Savior and claiming 
the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we know of no 
act that brings greater good to ourselves or 
others than the determination to keep the morning 
watch and spend the first half hour of the day 
alone with God." At first glance this statement 
appears too strong. The determination to keep the 
morning watch hardly appears sufficiently important 
to be compared to receiving Christ and the 
baptism of the Holy Spirit. However, it is true that 
it is impossible to maintain a Christian walk 
in the leading and power of the Holy Spirit, 
without daily fellowship with God. The morning watch 
is the position in which the surrender to 
Christ and the Holy Spirit can be fully 
maintained. 
   The morning watch must not be regarded as 
an end in itself. It is to serve to secure the 
presence of Christ for the whole day. To abide in 
Him, kept by Him, doing His will"this cannot be 
an irregular practice if we are truly devoted 
to Him. 
   The believer who has made devotion to 
Christ his watchword will find in the morning hour 
the place where his holy calling is renewed. 
During this quiet time, his will is fortified to 
walk worthy of his calling. (See Ephesians 4:1.) 
His faith is rewarded by the presence of Christ 
who is waiting to meet him and take charge of 
him for the day. '"We are more than conquerors 
through him that loved us" (Romans 8:37). A living 
Christ waits to meet us. [Andrew Murray 365-Day 
Devotional Bible by Barbour] 

ILLUSTRATION THE KIDS

The Sounds of Silence
   Did you know that you could be right next 
to someone in space, shouting at the top of 
your lungs, and that person wouldn't hear a 
thing? That's not because those space helmets get 
in the way. It's because voices travel as sound 
waves, and sound waves need something to travel on 
- like the atmosphere on Earth. Since there's 
no atmosphere in space, sound waves have 
nothing to travel on. So astronauts have to talk to 
each other using a different kind of wave: radio 
waves, which don't need atmosphere to carry them. 
   But God doesn't need sound waves or even 
radio waves to hear us. That's because prayers 
carry our voices to God. So if the God who created 
the entire universe is ready to listen to 
whatever we have to say, why don't we pray more? 
   At least part of the answer is that we 
get distracted and busy. The busyness of school, 
church, sports, family, friends, and a zillion other 
things gets in the way. Then there's texting and 
video games and TV shows and movies and computer 
work. On average, we spend almost eight hours a 
day staring at some sort of screen, like a TV, 
computer, or phone. That's almost sixty hours every 
week! 
   In the middle of all of these fun, cool, 
and exciting things, God calls us to "be still" 
(Psalm 46:10) and pray to Him. Praying is when we 
praise God for who He is, thank Him for all He's 
given us, and ask Him for what we need. 
   Try it today. Find a special place where 
you can be alone with God. In a treehouse, in a 
corner of your room, or even in a bubble bath. Be 
still, talk to God, and listen for Him to answer. 
And, remember, God usually speaks with a still, 
small voice - so be sure to listen closely. 
   God, thank You for wanting to spend time 
with me. Thank You for always listening to me and 
answering my prayers. [Indescribable by Louie Giglio] 

AMAZING THOUGHT

Praying is so important that Jesus - God's 
own Son - took time to pray. Check out some of 
the ways Jesus prayed in Luke 5:16, Luke 6:12, 
and Matthew 14:23. [Indescribable by Louie 
Giglio] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY

Psalm 5:3 - God in The Morning And All Day 
Long. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200714-1000.html 

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