Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD.
1 Samuel 1:3
Father God, today I prioritize You, worshipping You and laying before You my sacrifices. Today, I purpose to live a life of discipline, where I am consistent in all the things regarding You. I know there will be things, other priorities, that will vie for my attention. I am constantly pressed on every side by a sense of “the urgent.” And there is this inner voice which tells me that pushing out my quiet time with You or delaying it a few minutes here or a few minutes there won’t make a difference. It even provides Biblical justification, reminding me that favor with You is not based upon what I do, twisting that truth by telling me don’t worry about a missed quiet time. Yet Lord, my soul thirsts and hungers for You! Without bing with You moment by moment I am completely lost! It is only when I am in Your presence that I find what my soul has been aching for! It is when I am in Your presence, praising and worshipping You, that I feel the most alive! Oh, Lord, I rush to the foot of Your throne and throw my soul at Your feet and lift up Your Holy and Righteous Name today! I come into Your presence, as a priority, seeking You and Your glorious filling. Lord, let my worship be pleasing in Your sight. Enable me to remove the barriers and obstacles that keep me from You. Let my life reflect a life of disciplined worship of You, not just so that it can be said of me that I go before You year by year, day by day, moment by moment, but more so that I might experience throughout my day the joy that comes from fellowship with You. I love You Lord and I lift my voice to worship You in Jesus’ Name!