Psalm 139:17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, God! How vast the sum of them!
Various factors, including sinus drainage, sent me to my recliner in the middle of the night. At precisely 4 am, a windup musical figurine in my China cabinet began to play the tune “Close to You,” a 70s song sung by the Carpenters. Needless to say, the tinny tinkling of music out of the silence of 4am was marginally disconcerting, but as with so many things these days, it got me thinking about my Savior.
Psalm 139:18a Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand….
My inability to sleep well is pretty legendary in my house. There was a time, more recent than I’d like to admit, that my sleepless hours would be filled with frustration, thinking about how badly I needed sleep that wouldn’t come. I’m getting much better, though, when sleeplessness claims me, about turning to prayer and conversation with my Savior instead. He longs to be close to me and has desired that relationship since He formed me in my mother’s womb. And I am thankful to be at a place in my life where I desire that relationship, too, more than anything.
Psalm 139:18b …when I awake, I am still with You.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for a very unconventional reminder in the wee hours of the morning that You long to be close to me. Thank You for my deep desire to be close to You as well, to live a life that honors You. Help me, every day and in everything, to seek to draw closer to You, Lord. Help me to honor You with my life. Amen.
Matt 28:20 …And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.