God's Daily Routine!

We all have our daily routines.  For me, the alarm clock goes off, I wait a couple of extra minutes and then get out of bed to head to the bathroom to shower and shave.  I then get dressed and head downstairs to put on the coffee, eat some breakfast and then drive over to the office.  There’s the time for daily devotions and prayer, the daily office routines, hopefully getting in some daily time at the gym (at least a few days a week), dinner in the evening, and the daily routines to get ready for bed.  And, the next day it begins again.  That’s not to say there’s no variety, change ups, or surprises that take place day to day.  It’s just that there are pieces of my day—and, I know yours—that are part of a daily routine. 

But, did you know that God has a daily routine as well? Psalm 68:19 says, “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” (NIV) Some translations say, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits….” (KJV). Either way, the Psalmist refers to something God does each and every day, something that is part of his daily routine.  In one translation, God steps into the lives of his people and picks up the burdens that come along each day (as we all know they do), and God carries those burdens on their behalf. In the other translation, God steps into the lives of his people and loads them up with “benefits” or blessings.  I’ll take it either way!

No matter which translation we use (and, the Hebrew is a bit nebulous), we see God coming to us each day to help us and/or bless us.  It is part of God’s daily routine. After all, God doesn’t want any of us to know one day without his presence at work in our lives. The One who promised never to leave us nor forsake us, doesn’t want us to know one day without him standing by our side.  Thus he has promised that each and every day he will come to us to carry our burdens or to pour out blessing upon us—or maybe a little bit of both!

So, no matter what is happening in your life today—or, wherever you are in your daily routine—won’t you take a moment to thank God for his daily work in your life?  Allow yourself to sense God helping you, blessing you, and ministering to whatever your need might be.  After all, it’s part of God’s daily routine!

“…his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!” (Lamentations 3:22b-23 – NIV) 

Have a great day!

Pastor Tim Harris