Daytime And Night

Daytime And Night

Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Psalm 42:8

Christ was tireless on His ministry to others.  As we continue to dwell upon the text before us, we come to consider the ‘daytime’ and the ‘night.’  The psalmist had confidence that his loyal, dependable God would ‘command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me.’  Whether he was walking in the sunlight of good times or the dark night of depression, the psalmist had confidence that God would meet him at his point of need.  We see that example in the life and ministry of Christ.  In John 1, Christ met the disciples in the early morning of their inquiry.  He met the young couple at Cana in John 2 when they were in the first blush of wedded bliss.  He met Nicodemus in the nighttime of his soul-searching in John 3.  In John 4, He met the woman at the well at midday, while her soul dwelt in darkness.  He met the man at the pool of Bethesda, in John 5, who had endured years of physical darkness because of his paralysis.  Wherever Christ encountered folk, in daylight or in darkness, He met them at their point of deepest need.  If He did that for them, we may have every reason to believe and hope that He will meet us at our point of need, in the daylight or in the dark times.

Our Kind and Loving Savior,
we rejoice that the daytime and the night are both alike to You.
We praise You that You continue to minister unto us,
regardless of where we find ourselves.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning