It is well to begin every day with God and His Word. Let your first conscious moments be spent in His holy presence, and your first desires be expressed to Him. Start on your daily course from the throne of grace; in the evening, close it there; yet, never leave that sanctuary all day long.
"Childlike, attend what Thou wilt say;
Go forth and do it while 'tis day,
Yet never leave my sweet retreat."
We are only safe when trusting in Him, and walking in the light of His countenance. Seek, by God's grace, to be kept in the place of simple dependence on Himself.
There is deep reality in communion with God, through the medium of His Word, by the power of the Holy Spirit. "How sweet," says the psalmist, "are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth."
When our spiritual appetite is good, we are sure to grow. We need spiritual as well as natural food every morning, but we are more in danger of forgetting the former than the latter. Hence the importance of the exhortation, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere [pure, unmixed] milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." Show that you heartily desire it, that it is sweet and pleasant to your taste, that you are nourished by it, that you are satisfied with it, and that you return to it with increasing delight.
Oh! that ALL in God's family thus relished their divine food! Oh, to cleave to God's Word for everything past, present, and future. "Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever."
May the Lord Himself be richly with you, filling your heart with heavenly food and spiritual gladness, and causing you to sing for joy.