DAY AND NIGHT

Psalm 74:16-17 NLT Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.

I expect at some point, we’ve all woken in the night and then not managed to go back to sleep! We wished we were like this koala bear! The night seemed so long, especially if we’ve been feeling unwell, and we longed for the morning to arrive. 

As I was reading the above verses it struck me afresh that whether it’s the dead of night or the breaking of the dawn, they all belong to God. In other words, God is present in them with us, He’s watching over them and us, and how reassuring it is.😊

Psalm 121 reminds us that God never sleeps, so He is not just aware and thinking about us all the time, but He is present with us in our tossing and turning, so we’re never alone. God is our Comforter, the Uplifter of our heads. He is the One who whispers to us in the darkness that nothing can separate us from His love, whether it’s dead of night or we’re in the thick of the day.

We can take great comfort, whether we’re tired and wishing it was bedtime, or in the middle of the night and wish it was dawn, to know we’re not alone! To remember the One who designed night and day, who put the seasons in order, who provided the stars by night and the sun by day, He is not only by our side, He is within us, and we can trust Him for the night and also our tomorrow and all we have to do.

Psalm 121:4 -5 NLT Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you!… v.8 AMP The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do] From this time forth and forever.

So whatever you’re doing today and next time you wake in the night and can’t go back to sleep, just breathe in the presence of God, breathe in His great love for you, and His peace that passes understanding. Receive the comfort of His loving care, that He is watching over you keeping you safe and that His angels are assigned to minister to you, all through the day and night. In Jesus name. Amen.

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