Wednesday, September 2, 2026
“The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees.” - E.M. Bounds
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TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
Daily Vitamin: What you touch first tells you what you trust most.
Inspirational Story: Jesus left a crowd of sick people waiting.
Verse of the Day: Mark 1:35
DAILY VITAMIN
What you touch first tells you what you trust most.
You can say God is your priority, but the first fifteen minutes of your day are saying something else.
Put the phone across the room tonight.
Give God the first ten minutes instead of the leftover ones.
Let one urgent thing wait until after.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY
Your Calendar Is Your Creed
It’s still dark. Most of the town is asleep, but there’s a stirring in the pre-dawn air. The sick are gathering outside Jesus’ home, waiting. Longing.
But Jesus is gone.
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up and went out to a solitary place and prayed.
But why?! There were hundreds of people waiting for Him. Needing Him. He had the most defensible excuse in human history for skipping His prayer time and getting right to work. People were literally dying.
But still, Jesus was gone, praying, seeking the will of the Father.
Now think about your first fifteen minutes. Whatever your mouth says about priorities, your thumb has already revealed the heart. The screen lights up, and a stranger sets the agenda for your nervous system before your feet hit the floor.
A rush of notifications, a stream of content, and thousands of bids for your soul come flooding in through your eyes and into your mind, eventually finding your heart.
This isn’t an attempt to shame you. On the contrary. This is a reminder that your Heavenly Father has something better for you first thing in the morning.
His word.
His peace.
His direction.
Even the Son of God needed a dark room and a quiet hour before the madness of ministry. You’re pretty amazing, friend, but certainly not better than Jesus. If He needed that time, so do you.
Here’s your focus for today:
Move the Phone: Put it across the room tonight so tomorrow starts with your own thoughts.
Give the First Ten: Hand God the first ten minutes before you hand anyone else the first ten seconds.
Let One Thing Wait: Choose one urgent item today and make it wait an hour without apologizing.
Anchor your day in this truth: “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” (Mark 1:35)
The crowd will still be there at 7:00. It always is. Go be with Him at 6:45.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Fruit of the Spirit Action: Choose water instead of a sugary drink today.
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