I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 13th of March, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Exodus 34:2:

“So be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain.”

That is the Lord speaking to Moses early in the morning. Then we go to the Gospel of Mark 1:35:

”Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.”

That was Jesus Himself, early in the morning, the best time of the day. I have told you this many, many times. We need to start the day early in the morning with the Lord. Joseph Parker was a great preacher. He lived a long time ago and this is what he wrote:

Sweet morning, there is hope in it’s music,
Blessed is the day whose morning is sanctified (set aside), 
Successful is the day whose first victory was won in prayer,
Holy is the day whose dawn finds you on top of the mountain.
(Listen to this) Health is established in the morning,
Wealth is won in the morning,
The light is brightest in the morning.

We will stop there. I want to say to you today, it is time to start getting up a little bit earlier in the morning. Now, when Martin Luther, the great reformer was really, really busy, they said to him, “What do you do when your day is so busy? How do you handle it? Do you know what he said? He said, “I get up earlier in the morning.” So in other words, he didn’t make his quiet time shorter because of the busy schedule for the day. No, he kept his quiet time the same length. He just got up earlier.

I really want to encourage you to do that because that is what I have been doing for many, many years. The Lord speaks to me clearly early in the morning before the things of the world clutter up my mind. I get specific direction from Him, comfort from Him, health from Him. Set this time aside. Let your family know, let your children know, let your wife know, “I am spending time with God”, and they will not only respect you for that but they will also feel secure. Dad is praying, he is spending time with the Lord. Mom is praying, she is spending time with the Lord. Do you know what that does for children? It gives them security. 

Now, if you want to hear from God, get up in the morning. Maybe you need to go to bed a little bit earlier at night. 

Jesus bless you and have a beautiful quiet time this morning.
Goodbye.