SEPT. 9, 2013
All
Through This Hour
Read: Psalm 25:1-11
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are
the God of my salvation; on You
I wait all the day. —Psalm
25:5
The
majestic chime of London’s Great Clock of Westminster, commonly known as
Big Ben,
is familiar to many. In fact, some of us may have clocks in our homes that
sound the same hourly chime. It is traditionally thought that the melody was
taken
from Handel’s Messiah. And the lyrics inscribed in the Big Ben clock room have a time
significance:
All through this hour,
Lord, be my guide;
And by Thy power,
No foot shall slide.
These
lyrics are a good reminder of our constant need for God’s guidance. King
David
recognized that he needed guidance all through the day as he faced the
challenges of life. In Psalm 25 he says: “Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
for
You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day” (v.5). Wanting
to be a
teachable follower of God, David looked to his Redeemer for direction.
His heart’s
desire was to wait on God with dependent faith throughout the
entire day.
May
this be our desire as well. Our requests for God’s help often begin the day,
but then competing distractions can pull our attention away from Him. Lord,
remind
us to pray: “All through this hour, Lord, be my guide.”
There’s never a day nor a season
That prayer may not bless every hour,
And never a prayer need be helpless
When linked with God’s infinite power. —Morton
Let Christ be first in your thoughts in the morning, and last in
your thoughts
at night.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2013
