Topic: 3 REASONS TO READ THE BIBLE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING – Right From The Heart Daily Devotional by Bryant Wright Ministry  9 October   2023

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3 REASONS TO READ THE BIBLE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING

October 09, 2023

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17

God’s Word has never been more accessible. That’s not to say there aren’t cultures and languages that do not have access to the Bible; there certainly are, and we should be working to change that. It is to say, however, that most of us not only have a copy of the Bible in our homes (or several); we have one in our pocket that can be called up at a moment’s notice.

But perhaps with the accessibility of God’s Word comes a neglect of God’s Word.

After all, if you’ve never had to pump your own water, you’re not likely to appreciate the wonder of turning on a faucet and seeing it come out. Sadly, and despite how easy it is for us at least in North America to read the Bible, we do not. But we should.

And not only should we read God’s Word, but perhaps we should be reading it first thing in the morning. Now to be clear, there is not (at least that I can find) a scriptural mandate for early morning Bible reading. And there may well be life circumstances that prevent one from doing this. That notwithstanding, there are certainly examples of Scripture that point to reading the Bible in the morning as a good and wise practice:

• “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
      that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14).
• “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
      for I have put my trust in you.
  Show me the way I should go,
      for to you, I entrust my life” (Psalm 143:8).
• “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35).

In a perfect world, then, we would all make the time first thing in the morning to spend time in God’s Word, meditating and praying through what we find there. But that’s difficult. It’s hard. And it takes a lot of discipline and effort to do so. Why is it worth it?

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Let me suggest three reasons:

TO REORIENT OUR THINKING.

Paul reminded us that we should not conform to the pattern of the world. Instead, we should:

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