“It is good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.”
(Psalm 92:1-2 NIV)
I’ve tried hard in this Coronavirus season to abstain from Facebook in the last few hours of the day. Honestly, the anxiety in my newsfeed tends to crawl in my brain and wreak havoc in my dreams. But last night, I spent a few minutes on my phone before I fell asleep. I happened to catch a video from our childhood pastor and former superintendent. He and his beautiful wife were encouraging their audience with Psalm 92. My heart was rallied by their warm smiles and familiar cadence. Their message of hope lifted my spirit.
This morning I woke up with Psalm 92 still in my heart. The psalmist asks us to establish regular rhythms of thanks and praise. He hopes that we’ll recognize God’s lovingkindness in the morning and His faithfulness in the evening.
Consider what this would look like in your own routine. What if we would wake up and thank Him for the activities ahead? In the first few minutes of the day, we could go ahead and frame out our waking hours with an awareness of His love, looking for opportunities to enjoy fellowship with Him.
Likewise at night, what if we finished out our day acutely aware of His faithfulness. What if we overviewed our activities with special attention to His steadfastness in our story? Maybe we’d fall asleep in trust and awaken well-rested.
“It is good.” We note that these are the same words the Godhead used to describe the original, unmarred creation. When we begin our day with an appreciation of His love and end it with confidence in His faithfulness, we make an early return to the garden – we experience a re-establishment of right relationship with our Creator. It is good.
Lord, this morning we see Your lovingkindness clearly. May we find Your faithfulness again tonight. Frame out our days with these two truths: bookend every set of waking hours. Let love and trust lead us back to a garden of ‘good’ living with You. Amen.