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"Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, for in Thee do I trust; cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto Thee." (Psa_143:8.)
On a previous occasion David had said: "Thy lovingkindness is better than life" (Ps. lxiii. 3). When he awoke in the morning to the life of a ne'w day, he instantly thought of what was better and more indispensable to him than life itself-the lovingkindness of God. Better be without life than without the lovingkindness of God.
Now what does he do to ensure this blessing? The answer is, that he gives the morning to God, he asks God to make him sensible of His lovingkindness; that is to say, he sets his heart open and waits quietly to hear what God has to say. This is something more than merely reading and praying in the morning. "Faith" is the ear with which we can" hear" God. Faith sits herself down quietly in the presence of God, and surrenders herself to the sense of His nearness. Faith prays the silent prayer: "Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness, for in Thee do I trust," and in His Divine way the Lord accomplishes it; through the Holy Spirit He gives the soul a renewed assurance of His favour and good pleasure. By faith the soul receives the witness that it is well-pleasing with God. Blessed mom! when God causes us to hear His lovingkindness! And every morning may be like that. Now the soul may gladly utter the next prayer and expect an answer for the whole day: "Cause me. to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto Thee."
On a previous occasion David had said: "Thy lovingkindness is better than life" (Ps. lxiii. 3). When he awoke in the morning to the life of a ne'w day, he instantly thought of what was better and more indispensable to him than life itself-the lovingkindness of God. Better be without life than without the lovingkindness of God.
Now what does he do to ensure this blessing? The answer is, that he gives the morning to God, he asks God to make him sensible of His lovingkindness; that is to say, he sets his heart open and waits quietly to hear what God has to say. This is something more than merely reading and praying in the morning. "Faith" is the ear with which we can" hear" God. Faith sits herself down quietly in the presence of God, and surrenders herself to the sense of His nearness. Faith prays the silent prayer: "Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness, for in Thee do I trust," and in His Divine way the Lord accomplishes it; through the Holy Spirit He gives the soul a renewed assurance of His favour and good pleasure. By faith the soul receives the witness that it is well-pleasing with God. Blessed mom! when God causes us to hear His lovingkindness! And every morning may be like that. Now the soul may gladly utter the next prayer and expect an answer for the whole day: "Cause me. to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto Thee."