BTR Weekly eNewsletter: Constance Surveillance

Issue #694 ~December 26, 2021

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Constant Surveillance

"He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber;"

Psalm 121:3

"indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."

Psalm 121:4

Verse 3: "He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber;"

There are 2 things the Lord will not let happen here in verse 3: (1) "He will not let your foot slip" and (2) "he...will not slumber."

Let's meditate on these 2 things for just a moment.

(1) "He will not let your foot slip"

Psalm 37:24: "though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand" (NIV).

Jude 24, 25: "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen" (NASB).

(2) "he...will not slumber."

This means he has each of us under constant surveillance. We are in his intensive care. He is involved with continuous monitoring. He has us on His radar screen. He is fully aware of everything going on in our lives.

We are the recipients of constant care and concern on the part of our heavenly Father.

Verse 4: "indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."

Whereas the promise of not slumbering is individual in verse 3, it is national (referring to the whole nation of Israel) in verse 4.

W. Graham Scroggie said: "Fear not the windy tempests wild, Thy bark they shall not wreck; Lie down and sleep, O helpless child! Thy Father's on the deck."

There is never a time he cannot be reached. No answering machine or computer run-around.

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1. Pray: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Proverbs 3:23, 24 (NIV)

2. Pray: They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel's Father...Jeremiah 31:9 (NIV)

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3. Pray: Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the Light is not in him. John 11: 9, 10 (NASB)

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4. Pray: Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; 2 Peter 1:10 (NASB)

5. Pray: Prison requests for Bibles continue to pour in from inmates. Pray for God's direction to contribute to this mission.

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Join me in an act of worship by singing the first verse of "Does Jesus Care?":

Does Jesus care when my heart is pained

Too deeply for mirth and song;

As the burdens press and the cares distress,

And the way grows weary and long?

O Yes, He cares; I know He cares,

His heart is touched with my grief;

When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,

I know my Savior cares.