Sunday, June 26, 2016
The Night Watches
Our Father has provided a means for us to have His comfort at all times. This includes the night watches, throughout the night. If you have ever been awakened in the night not feeling well, or with the inability to return to sleep, or even the just an uneasiness or fear of the coming days, you can appreciate what I am talking about. Last night was such a night for my wife and I. At different times we each awoke with physical afflictions. Yet, we were able to call out to our Father, and He rescued us, just as the scriptures say.
Psalms 63:1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
In the end, we must seek to find a way to believe what our Father has said to us more than what is going on around us. It is a matter of perspective, actually. Do we view the actions around us from the perspective of scripture and our relationship with Yahuah, or do we view everything else from the perspective of the actions around us? The former sees God’s ways, the latter sees God’s acts.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. We praise the name Yahuah! Let us make Your will happen on the earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the snare of the fowler. Deliver us from the thief that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Come now, Yahuah, with a strong arm, and deliver Your people today. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.