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Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look upon the LORD our God, until He has mercy upon us.

Psalm 123:2, MEV

We have done nothing to merit the grace and mercy of our Lord. Our calling as His people, His servants, is to look to Him constantly and pray to Him unceasingly. It may seem that He has forgotten us when the consequences of sin creep upon us, but He is always watching. He never turns away. For example, when Elijah mocked the priests of Ba’al, he only did so because he always knew that the Lord God was always near at hand. In periods of His silence, we are to reflect and pray for forgiveness for where we have forgotten Him. He knows and He hears. We wait upon His mercy and trust in His grace. This can be difficult for us in our times of suffering, but in our meekness, in our powerlessness, we find His providence. It isn’t that He doesn’t hear but He waits. It is our calling to serve Him and be faithful to the work that He has set before us. Our greatest witness may come in times of great distress and His purposes are not always known to us. Like the seventy years His chosen were in captivity in Babylon, we found some great witnesses of devotion arise so can it be for us when we are in a period of darkness. In these times we may be used to light the path for those seeking Him and bring others into His peace.

Let us pray. I thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son, that you have kept me this night from all harm and danger, and I ask you to protect me this day also from sin and every evil, that in all I do today, I may please you. For into your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all that is mine. Let your holy angel watch over me, that the wicked foe have no power over me. Amen.