In the Morning You Hear My Voice - by Ronnie Martin (Hardcover)

About the Book

Pastor author and songwriter, Ronnie Martin, offers a 365-day devotional that boasts both theological depth and accessibility with beautiful poetry for each day. In the Morning You Hear My Voice is a Gospel-centered journey of short prayers for long seasons, with the reality that God has never abandoned his people in their most difficult seasons.

Book Synopsis

When David writes, "O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice," we hear the cries of a man coming before the Lord in desperation. The good news is God will hear his voice, but David also knows his prayers must include a season of waiting before he sees the Lord intercede in his life. David's poetic and poignant prayers give words to the groanings of our own hearts.

In the Morning You Hear My Voice captures the unmistakable and awe-worthy presence of God through both the hard seasons and heavy realities of our daily lives. The 365 daily readings detail honest expressions before God, as well as our praise and thanksgiving to Him for never abandoning us, even in our most desperate seasons of waiting. Starting on whatever day of the year a reader begins this devotional, they receive daily encouragement as he or she prays through brief words inspired by the Psalms.

We often need words that speak to where we are and affirm where God is as we wait in hope. In the Morning You Hear My Voice provides short prayers for long seasons that are filled with daily reminders of God's promise to never leave or forsake us.

Review Quotes

"The prayers and poems in this devotional are inviting in their simple beauty. They invite the reader to contemplate the beauty of God and his creation. They invite the reader to talk to God and to hear his voice all around us. They invite the reader to use God's gift of language to speak with God more directly and quietly, apart from the usual clutter and noise. Invitation accepted."
-- ​Karen Swallow Prior
Author of You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good & Beautiful

"On rare occasions, a book feels like a friend. On its pages, we encounter a language that is native, as if from our distant homeland. We can't fully explain how. But each sentence is like a prayer that helps us return to our knees, to hear Christ's voice of love again, and recover the innermost parts of us that we thought we'd lost. There are ancient remembrances here. Whispers and shouts of gospel hope from a fellow sufferer, who has not lost in all his pain, the gentle art of giggling. He bears witness and says, "Take heart. Even the very weary are not too far from the grace-God who rests us." If you're not careful, you might find yourself helped to converse more freely, more truly, and more affectionately, with the lovely One the pages of this book choose to hallow. You won't be alone. I plan to join you. To read this treasure over and again."
-- ​Zack Eswine
Lead Pastor, Riverside Church; author of The Imperfect Pastor

About the Author

Ronnie Martin is Pastor-In-Residence at Redeemer Community Church in Bloomington, IN and Director of Leader Care and Renewal for Harbor Network. He is the author of several books and albums, including The God Who Is With Us (2022, B&H), and Consume Like A Moth What Is Dear (2025, Velvet Blue Music). He regularly speaks at conferences for pastors and church planters and is co-host of "The Heart of Pastoring" podcast with Jared C. Wilson.