Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. It is a little difficult, especially when the mornings are dark and cold, to get up sufficiently early to have profitable communion with God. Ask God for getting up grace. A friend told us a few days since that she traced much failure in her religious life to late rising, but God had given her victory over the old habit of lying in bed until the last minute. If Jesus Christ found it necessary to rise "a great while before day," and depart "into a solitary place" to pray, we have need to be with God before the work of the day begins. Ward Beecher says: "Let the day have a blessed baptism by giving your first waking thoughts to God. The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day." Parallel Verses KJV: And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. |
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