“He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber…” (Psalm 121:3)
We’re not usually “on it” when we’re tired. How often do we end up asking someone to repeat themselves? Or forgetting what we’re doing while we’re doing it? The struggle to stay alert can feel unsettling.
Because of the way God watches over us, our limited capacity for vigilance doesn’t have to cause anxiety. God gave us our limits.
His way of watching over us isn’t a glance when He has a spare minute.
He doesn’t just check in from time to time.
There isn’t just a chance that God’s got our back.
God watches over His people vigilantly, 100% of the time, at 100% of His capacity, with a 100% desire and ability to help us. More than fixing His gaze from afar, He watches over us. This is a particular kind of help, one we might not even think about.
Our God protects us. He looks out for us. He sees what’s happening, or about to happen, and He does something about it on our behalf.
As the earlier part of the verse describes so poetically, He’s watching over us closely enough to see when we’re even about to slip up – and He intercedes.
How much we are spared in His mercy that we never even notice! And of the things in life we do face, we can be sure they haven’t slipped past an unaware God. They’ve been allowed by our intentional God, who works all things for the good of those who love Him, according to His purpose (Romans 8:28.)
He is awake, alert, and attentive to everything that’s happening as He watches over us. Whatever might trouble us, we can trust God is already on top of it.
What has God done for you that you may not have noticed or may have taken for granted recently?
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