Hello Advent Family,
Have you ever awoken and started your morning routine only to find you are out of coffee? It truly is a disheartening experience. What do you do? Run to the store and buy some more. Stop at the coffee shop and pick some up. Perhaps grind it out and wait and get some at work. For the coffee addict this becomes a true dilemma. What if we “needed” to spend time with God each morning the way we need coffee. David seemed to have this need for God and His word. Let’s look at what he says in Psalm 19 today.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
The reality is we need God much more than we need coffee. The question is how much do we pursue God. I can remember one morning being out of coffee and running to the store which was closed and then asking Siri which coffee shops were open. I then drove 15 minutes to a shop to wait another 10 minutes for it to open to get my morning fix. In my defense I once owned coffee shops so it’s not as bad as it seems. What if we put that kind of energy into pursuing God each morning? How filled with the spirit might we be with that type of effort. I’m sipping my coffee as I write this but more importantly I’ve had some time in God’s word to prepare it. That truly is the best way to start the day!
In His Grip,
Pastor Dave
