S) "1 My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!"
Psalm 108:1-2 (NASB)
O) In this Psalm, David breaks forth jubilantly in determined praise. I was struck by the suddenness of the way this Psalm starts. Interestingly, the footnote on the word "soul" says that it is literally "glory" in Hebrew. There is a determination that goes with the idea of a steadfast heart, and right away, to start, David comes first with a humility. He is forfeiting what would give himself glory, and he is singing to the LORD with it (i.e., his musical talents). The second verse comes with immediacy, as David is up before sunrise, ready to sing praises! This is pre-meditated devotion.
A) In the Autumn, in Washington, it is dark most of the day's hours. Lately, I am up before sunrise, on my way to work. It has become my joy to spend time walking to the bus while reading my Bible. That has been my practice for the last 6 months or so. Recently, though (last 2 weeks or so), I have been specifically enjoying worshiping in that time. It has been sporadic, though, and unplanned. While spontaneous worship has its merits, I want my worship to also be planned. In light of that, I am determining (for an indefinite span) to "awaken the dawn!" with my worship.
P) Father, simply put, You are the best, and I want to give You my best. I don't want my time of worship to be "when I think of it," type of time. You deserve so much more than that. I want to, with determined devotion, worship You before my day really gets going. Before I do anything else significant, I want to sing my praises to You. Let my worship and praise bless You. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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