Psalm 103:1-5 – Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 42:8 – By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Waking in the morning, even before our eyes focus, before our full senses have come to us, before our first smile, the Lord, who has been with us all night, is still with us.
Family, oh Family, more than the blankets that cover us and keep us warm are we aware that we are covered by the love of God! As our earthly parents tucked us in at bedtime and kissed us so softly, they eased our worries and told us that everything is okay, they told us to sleep well and be at peace. How much more so the Lord! Oh, how much more so the Lord!
At night we call out to Him, we cry out about worries and concerns and about injustices that we fear may consume us. We call out for our loving and all powerful God to protect us and those we love. And because we know Him, really, truly and intimately love and know Him, we trust Him. We can sleep because we know that, as our parents had attentive ears and guarding eyes, how much more so He who guards us every moment of our lives and does not retire to a bed in a different bedroom? We do not need to cry out to Him, as we did our parents “No Daddy and Mommy, please no, don’t leave me. Can I sleep in your bed? Please!” And we, in the middle of the night, need not run to His bedroom to find Him for comfort. He is always with us!
We learn that there is One, only One, who does not leave us alone in the darkness. There is One, only One, who does not leave us alone to worry and fear. He is the only One who is always able. No He, God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth, more powerful than any demon or demonic plan, is able to defend us from all of the plans of the evil one and from the results of a fallen mankind and earth. He never leaves us. Never, not ever! We know this, because He said so, and He cannot lie. The enemy may be at the door, or in the closet, or under the bed, but we are safe. For He who cannot be tricked, defeated, or snuck past is He who loves us and sings of His love to us all night long. Yes, we, all who love Him, have heard Him singing songs of love and comfort to us during the night. We have awakened to know He is still with us, right next to us, within us, guarding us and loving us. He does not sleep, He doesn’t sneak away for a snack. Think, remember, deeply consider, we are aware that He is always with us. We know it. Our spirit testifies to us as it communes with the Holy Spirit within. It is only He that brings peace to us and only He that keeps us in it. We are tucked in at bedtime, we are watched over and serenaded all night, and should we awake in the middle of the night, He is with us! In the morning He greets us with His love and whispers to us “Good morning My Delight, we are going to have a great day. We have much to do!” He stays with us all day. He give us things very small and sometimes, very big, to do. Our Father delights our souls as He allows us to work in the family business.
Our God, Almighty God, our Defender in all ways, is always good and always loves us. Always, always, always and eternally good and always eternally loves us. So what shall we fear? Whom shall we fear? He told us the end of the story, we might get hurt, but dear Family, we will win. Without a doubt, we will win. God has said it and He will bring it about! No doubt, no fear. All love, all peace, all joy! The secret is Jesus! Okay, no secret, but we know it is so!
Brothers and Sisters, Daddy loves us and is with us! Praise God! Yes, praise God!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Your God.
Numbers 6:24-26 “The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.”