Spurgeon Saturday

Priority of Piety

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord whose mercy gladdens it with golden light…Morning devotion anchors the soul so that it will not very readily drift far away from God during the day; it perfumes the heart so that it smells fragrant with piety until nightfall; it girds up the soul’s garments so that it is less apt to stumble, and feeds all its powers so that it is not permitted to faint.

The morning is the gate of the day, and should be well guarded with prayer…If we felt more the majesty of life we should be more careful of its mornings. He who rushes from his bed to his business and waiteth not to worship, is as foolish as though he had not put on his clothes, or cleansed his face, and as unwise as though he dashed into battle without arms or armour. Be it ours to bathe in the softly flowing river of communion with God, before the heat of the wilderness and the burden of the way begin to oppress us.

— C.H. Spurgeon