Burnt Coffee

“O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice, in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.” - Psalm 5:3

One of the few pleasures in life is to wake up before the sunrise, enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and spend time with Jesus. These type of mornings we can cherish, they are special and we are able to submit the first fruits of our day to our God. Before the burdens and cares of life start to overwhelm and frustrate us we can lay our lives before Him as a sacrifice and watch what he does with us.

If you are like me and enjoy the fresh cup of coffee then you may have experienced the time later in the day when you go back to the same pot of coffee for round 2 and it just isn’t near as good as the first cup. When coffee sits in the pot all day it starts to burn, it loses its freshness and the taste becomes very bland and bitter. This is the battle we fight, complacency can quickly overtake us. Our nature tends to keep us comfortable sitting in the pot.

“So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”
- Revelation 3:16

There is a big difference between hot and warm. We must fight the warm complacency of life. It is a very comfortable and “safe” place to be however very ineffective for the kingdom of God. We were not made to be warm, we were made to burn hot with passion for our God, to let our words be few and our actions be many. Do you want to be used or do you want to be safe? Be bold, live your faith out loud, and be a vessel for God to use in a mighty way today!

Further Reading: Psalm 5:3, Revelation 3:14-22