Do I Delight in God?
Issue 2.26
If we take morning devotions simply as a duty and a necessary part of our religious life, they will very soon become a burden. Or, if the chief thought be our own happiness and safety, that will not supply the power to make the “morning watch” truly attractive. There is only one thing that will suffice: the desire for fellowship with God.
It is for this that we were created in God's likeness. It is this in which we hope to spend eternity. It is this alone which can fit us for a true and blessed life, either here or hereafter. To have more of God, to know Him better, to receive from Him the communication of His love and strength, to have our life filled with His—it is for this He invites us to enter the inner chamber and shut the door.
It is in the closet, in the morning watch, that our spiritual life is both tested and strengthened. There is the battlefield where it is to be decided every day whether God is to have all, whether our life is to be absolute obedience. If we truly conquer there, getting rid of ourselves into the hands of our almighty Lord, the victory during the day is sure. It is there, in the inner chamber, that proof is to be given whether we really delight in God and make it our aim to love Him with our whole heart.
– Adapted from The School of Obedience , Andrew Murray, pgs. 52-53 (Moody Press)
Prayer Question: Lord, when would You like to fellowship with me?
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