“明日早晨，你要预备好了，上…山，在山顶上站在我面前。谁也不可和你一同上去。”（出埃及记三十四章2-3节）
在基督人的生命中，晨更是非常重要的。每天早晨我们必须先见神的面，然后再见人和世界。
我们不能盼望得胜，如果一天的开始是凭我们自己的力量的。在工作之前，必须在读经中，祷告中，或静默中，先和神有交通。切勿先见别人，甚至自己的家人，直等到我们先接见了我们生命中至大至尊的贵客耶稣基督。
单独去见他。天天按时去见他。带着圣经去见他；把我们一天中要作的事都带到他面前去，我们就会得到意想不到的力量和指示。
许多为神做大事业的信徒，都是一早就跪在神面前的。
亨利马太（Henry Matthew）每天早晨四点钟就在他的书房里读经，祷告了；到八点钟出来用早餐。早餐后，举行家庭晨祷；完毕后，又到密室中去和神亲近，直到午时；午餐后，他又回到书房里去读属灵的书籍，或写作，直到四点钟；其余的时间，去探望朋友。——选
Be ready in the morning, and come... present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no man shall come up with thee (Exod. 34:2-3).
The morning watch is essential. You must not face the day until you have faced God, nor look into the face of others until you have looked into His. You cannot expect to be victorious, if the day begins only in your own strength.
Face the work of every day with the influence of a few thoughtful, quiet moments with your heart and God. Do not meet other people, even those of your own home, until you have first met the great Guest and honored Companion of your life--Jesus Christ.
Meet Him alone. Meet Him regularly. Meet Him with His open Book of counsel before you; and face the regular and the irregular duties of each day with the influence of His personality definitely controlling your every act.
Begin the day with God!
He is thy Sun and Day!
His is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.
Sing a new song at morn!
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.
Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow men;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
Take thy first walk with God!
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.
Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be love.
--Horatius Bonar
The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early upon their knees. Matthew Henry used to be in his study at four, and remain there till eight; then, after breakfast and family prayer, he used to be there again till noon; after dinner, he resumed his book or pen till four, and spent the rest of the day in visiting his friends.
Doddridge himself alludes to his "Family Expositor" as an example of the difference of rising between five and seven, which, in forty years, is nearly equivalent to ten years more of life.
Dr. Adam Clark's "Commentary" was chiefly prepared very early in the morning. Barnes' popular and useful "Commentary" has been also the fruit of "early morning hours."
Simeon's "Sketches" were chiefly worked out between four and eight.
在基督人的生命中，晨更是非常重要的。每天早晨我们必须先见神的面，然后再见人和世界。
我们不能盼望得胜，如果一天的开始是凭我们自己的力量的。在工作之前，必须在读经中，祷告中，或静默中，先和神有交通。切勿先见别人，甚至自己的家人，直等到我们先接见了我们生命中至大至尊的贵客耶稣基督。
单独去见他。天天按时去见他。带着圣经去见他；把我们一天中要作的事都带到他面前去，我们就会得到意想不到的力量和指示。
许多为神做大事业的信徒，都是一早就跪在神面前的。
亨利马太（Henry Matthew）每天早晨四点钟就在他的书房里读经，祷告了；到八点钟出来用早餐。早餐后，举行家庭晨祷；完毕后，又到密室中去和神亲近，直到午时；午餐后，他又回到书房里去读属灵的书籍，或写作，直到四点钟；其余的时间，去探望朋友。——选
Be ready in the morning, and come... present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no man shall come up with thee (Exod. 34:2-3).
The morning watch is essential. You must not face the day until you have faced God, nor look into the face of others until you have looked into His. You cannot expect to be victorious, if the day begins only in your own strength.
Face the work of every day with the influence of a few thoughtful, quiet moments with your heart and God. Do not meet other people, even those of your own home, until you have first met the great Guest and honored Companion of your life--Jesus Christ.
Meet Him alone. Meet Him regularly. Meet Him with His open Book of counsel before you; and face the regular and the irregular duties of each day with the influence of His personality definitely controlling your every act.
Begin the day with God!
He is thy Sun and Day!
His is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.
Sing a new song at morn!
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.
Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow men;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
Take thy first walk with God!
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.
Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be love.
--Horatius Bonar
The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early upon their knees. Matthew Henry used to be in his study at four, and remain there till eight; then, after breakfast and family prayer, he used to be there again till noon; after dinner, he resumed his book or pen till four, and spent the rest of the day in visiting his friends.
Doddridge himself alludes to his "Family Expositor" as an example of the difference of rising between five and seven, which, in forty years, is nearly equivalent to ten years more of life.
Dr. Adam Clark's "Commentary" was chiefly prepared very early in the morning. Barnes' popular and useful "Commentary" has been also the fruit of "early morning hours."
Simeon's "Sketches" were chiefly worked out between four and eight.