The Morning Watch
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The only way to maintain and carry out the surrender to Christ and the Holy Spirit, is by meeting God very definitely at the commencement of each day, and receiving from Himself the grace needed for a walk in holy obedience. It is folly to attempt to live a heavenly life without rising up into close communion with God in heaven, and receiving from Himself the fresh bestowal of spiritual blessings.
In The Morning Watch, classic author Andrew Murray presents strong encouragements to help you commit to spending quality time with God every morning.
"The practical question for each of us is, Why should not I keep the morning watch? Next to receiving Christ as Savior, and claiming the baptism of the Holy Ghost, we know of no act attended with larger good to ourselves and to others than the formation of an undiscourageable resolution to keep the morning watch."-John R. Mott
Andrew Murray
ANDREW MURRAY (1828-1917) was a church leader, evangelist, and missionary statesman. As a young man, Murray wanted to be a minister, but it was a career choice rather than an act of faith. Not until he had finished his general studies and begun his theological training in the Netherlands, did he experience a conversion of heart. Sixty years of ministry in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, more than 200 books and tracts on Christian spirituality and ministry, extensive social work, and the founding of educational institutions were some of the outward signs of the inward grace that Murray experienced by continually casting himself on Christ. A few of his books include The True Vine, Absolute Surrender, The School of Obedience, Waiting on God, and The Prayer Life.
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The Morning Watch - Andrew Murray
Abraham And The Morning Watch
And Abraham rose up early in the morning.
(Gen. 21:14 and Gen. 22:3.)
Twice we find this said of Abraham, both times in reference to what was painful to him. The first time it was to send away his son Ishmael from his home (21:14), and the second time to face the still harder task of offering up Isaac. His early rising was the token of his whole-hearted willingness to do the will of God.
How glorious was the reward of his early rising which Abraham received. It brought him on the third day to the mountains where the Lord appeared unto him—and favour followed upon his obedience. He gave him back his son as from the dead. He confirmed to him the promise of blessing: In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed
. Abraham learns to know his God as the worker of wonders of whom he could say, The Lord will provide.
My brother! If ever a day comes when you are called upon to do what seems to you hard and difficult, do as Abraham did. Arise in the morning hour to meet your God in a spirit of willingness to accomplish only His will. If you desire to walk in Abraham’s footsteps, and to sacrifice all to God, yea, even what is dearest, then go to meet God in the early morning hour. To you, too, on rising early, He will reveal Himself as the Lord and will provide. To you, too, will He confirm it by an oath, saying, In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed.
Thus was Abraham rewarded for that early rising.
If ever a day comes when you are called upon to do what seems to you hard and difficult, do as Abraham did. Arise in the morning hour to meet your God...
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Jacob And The Morning Watch
And Jacob rose up early in the morning,
(Gen. 28:19.)
The Lord had appeared to Jacob at Bethel in the night. He had seen the glorious heavenly ladder with God the Lord standing above it. He had received from God the promise that He would be with him and would never leave him until He had accomplished all that He had promised. Then Jacob rose up early in the morning and vowed a vow of which the gist was, ‘The Lord shall be my God’ (Gen. 28:21).
Child of God! Christ is the true heavenly ladder; from above it God speaks to thee in the darkest night, I will be with thee and will not leave thee. Dost thou not think that every morning summons thee to say with Jacob: The Lord shall be my God
? Can you imagine a more glorious beginning of the day? You pass every night under the protection of Jacob’s God, is it not right that you should begin each morning with Jacob’s vow?
Make a habit of being alone with God the first hour of the morning. Consider what He is to you through Christ. Meditate on the wonderful promise He has given you of His continual presence and His unchangeable faithfulness. Listen while He says to you: I am with thee and will not leave thee.
Take time so by faith to appropriate this promise that your whole soul knows that God Himself has spoken these words to you. Say then, The Lord shall be my God.
Jacob rose up early in the morning to utter that vow; do thou