I like to listen to John Piper’s podcast, “Ask Pastor John.” Most episodes are 10-15 minutes, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a wiser Bible teacher than this man. You’ll also find a written transcript of each episode at https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john
Here’s a recent episode that I commend to you:
Better Than Scrolling Your Phone in the Morning
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/better-than-scrolling-your-phone-in-the-morning
Dr. Piper provides great insight into our compulsion to begin the day by instinctively reaching for our phones. And he identifies six temptations that can be overcome by pointing us to a better way to begin the day.
Best of all, I am challenged by verses from the Psalms that shed light on the benefits of starting the day by devoting ourselves to Him.
“O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.” Psalm 5:3
“Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
Psalm 143:8
“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love.”
Psalm 90:14
“My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.”
Psalm 119:148
“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! . . . I awake, and I am still with you.”
Psalm 139:17–18
One more compelling thought is the example of Jesus. In my opinion, this is one of the most amazing verses in the Bible . . .
“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”
Mark 1:35
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