The River of Communion

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord whose mercy gladdens it with golden light. The eyes of the day open their lids, and in so doing open the eyes of the hosts of heaven's protected slumbers.

It is fitting that those eyes should look up to the great Father of lights, the fount and source of all good things upon which the sunlight gleams. It augurs for us a day of grace when we begin bedtimes with God, the sanctifying influence of all season spent operates upon each succeeding hour.

Morning devotion anchors the soul, so that it will not readily drift far away from God during the day. Morning devotion perfumes the heart so that it smells fragrant with piety until night falls. It girds up the soul's garments so that it is less apt to stumble and feeds all its powers so that it is not permitted to faint.

The morning is the date of the day and should be well-guarded with prayer. It is one end of the thread on which the day's actions are strung and should be well-knotted with devotion.

If we felt more the majesty of life, we should be more careful of its mornings, because "For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5)

He who rushes from his bed to his usual daily business without first talking to and worshipping God is as foolish as though he had not put on his/her clothes or cleaned his/her face. He/she is unwise as though he/she had dashed into battle without arms and armour. Let us bathe in the softly flowing river of communion with God before the wilderness and the burden of the way begin to operate us.

Beloved saints of the Living God, let us heat the summary of this issue:-
- You can pray like prophet Daniel and stop the lion's mouth
- You can pray like Elijah and call down fire from heaven
- You can pray like propher Elisha and humble an enemy nation
- You can pray like propher Moses, the chosen leader and divide the sea
- You can pray like the humble housewife Hannah and receive your Samuel from God
- You can pray like the prophetess Deborah and be a mother in Israel
- Obviously! You can pray like Queen Esther and save a nation

May God help us heed His divine call to pray for our blessed generation in Jesus' name. Amen. Beloved, sense the urgency of the hour and respond to the divine call to pray. Morning devotion anchors the soul, so that it will not readily drift away from God during the day.

- Daniel O.C