Fifteen minutes. What can you do in 15 minutes?
The first thing every morning I:
Study my Sabbath School lesson,
Read 3 passages of Scripture,
Read The Open Word e-devotional, and,
Have prayer for the new day, asking God to bless and guide and protect me and my loved ones and friends.
I do all this in 15 minutes. Is it ideal? No. Should I be taking more time for study and prayer? Absolutely! But it is the best I can do some days and it gets my day started off right.
Many times people say, I don’t have time to study my Bible or to pray. The truth is you don’t have time not to!
Going without spiritual food day-in and day-out is as crazy as not eating physical food for days at a time. You can’t expect your spiritual life to be healthy if you don’t give it what it needs to survive – time spent feeding on God’s Word and communicating with your Heavenly Father.
King David knew the importance of this. Even with all the hefty responsibilities of running a kingdom he recognized the need of starting the day with his Creator. He said, “I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help; I hope in Your word.” Psalm 119:147. He made time with God a priority and it showed in his life. It was the secret of his success.
Fifteen minutes. It’s not much time, but it can make such a difference. Why not follow David’s example this week and “rise before the dawning of the morning” and spend that first 15 minutes with your Best Friend. What a great way to start the day!