Blessed Before Breakfast: Meeting God Early in the MorningSample

Your Response

When God wants to do something through you, He doesn’t leave it up to chance. He will not only give you the instructions, but He’ll give you the provisions and even more. 

He’ll remove, block, unblock, and come against anything that will get in the way of making it happen. He’ll even set up a personal meeting with you to talk about it. 

When you put it all in perspective, it seems unfathomable. But that’s exactly what happened with Moses in Exodus 24 and 34.

In these passages, Moses was given a set of instructions as God was confirming His covenant with the Israelites. Moses was to deliver God’s words and laws to the people of Israel. 

Both times God invited Moses to meet with him, even telling him to “be ready in the morning” and to come alone. 

Moses’ response was exactly what your response should be when God is choosing to do something through you. 

First, you want to act with eager obedience ready to receive. 

Moses was told to be ready in the morning and he made sure he did not miss this divine appointment as verse 34:4 says he went up “early in the morning.” 

He even came with a pen and pad as the verse also says “Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones.” Moses was prepared, eager, obedient, and ready to receive.

In addition to responding with eager obedience and a receptive heart like Moses, you should respond by being ready to give something to God. 

Moses built an altar and pillars, offered sacrifices, bowed to the ground to worship God, and gave God all the glory He deserves.

God responded by doing exactly what He said He would do. 

He confirmed His covenant, made sure nothing stopped the promises from being fulfilled, and showed everyone how amazing it is to be used to do the will of God.

I believe similar experiences will happen in your life as you consistently have personal meetings with God early in the morning. 

As you do, be ready to give and receive, then be ready to be amazed.

Today's Prayer

Lord, satisfy me each morning with your unfailing love, that I may sing for joy and be glad all my days.

Let's "meet" again tomorrow, for day three, as we learn to seek God early in the morning, no matter what awaits us each day.