NIGHT SHIFT
Today's reading: Psalm 134-136

"Oh, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve as night watchmen in the house of the Lord." Psalm 134:1 NLT

That stirring in the middle of the night.

That thought that won't leave, even though the clock says it's time to be sleeping.

That person who is on your mind to the extent that sleep eludes you.

That burden that you carry for another, all through the day, and all through the night.

That heart desire that keeps you from closing your eyes and sleeping.

The night shift.

The time when our thoughts can rest completely on God, His abilities, His promises, His truths, His presence.

The span of our day when no other things jockey for attention, it can be just God and us.

The night shift.

How many things have been set into motion, prevented, prayed into reality or placed securely and peacefully in to the hands of God during this time? How many illness have been healed? How many prodigals kept safe? How many souls brought into His kingdom?

If you work the night shift, thank you.

If you've been touched by another working the night shift, thank God.