Tonight

 

I’m up tonight, it’s 3 AM.  I Couldn’t sleep – my cough kept me awake.  So I sit here on the couch in the tiny living area of our apartment at The Bickford.

I try to orient my mind.  Since the cough keeps me from slumber, what do I really need right now?  Maybe a cup of hot water, to help me breathe a little better, a soft blanket, quiet and rest.

But no - The order is all wrong, those things are not what I truly need.  I need to know that my God is near.  I need to feel a closeness with my Father.  He is my true need in the night and He is my greatest help in times of sickness, trouble and uncertainty.

Yes, a soft blanket is nice and the hot water helps, but they can’t supply the warmth and comfort of knowing that the creator of the universe is right here beside me.  That’s what is helping me in the night, right now. 

The other day someone gave me a quote by Tim Keller.  Tim said “you don't realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have,”

I know that is true, but what is really true is that Jesus is really all that any of us have.  Jesus, instead of our cup of hot water, our soft blanket or our peace and quiet, is all we have and need.  This - Jesus will provide the ultimate comfort, control and then He will caress our hearts.  That’s just what Jesus does.

He is here!
Halleluiah!
He is here, I sing Amen!
He is here, listen closely, as He whispers yet again. 

I am with you in your nighttime.
I am with you when you cry
I am here, little daughter, when you feel your spirit sigh.
When I whisper, Child I love you,
there’s no need to wonder why.

Since

I’m the God of great compassion.
You’re my child and my creation
and the apple of my eye. 

He is here, Halleluiah!
He is right here in my night.
He is here, and He’s my comfort,
as I wait for morning light. 

It’s after 4 AM – I feel better now and I’m going back to bed.  Thanks for listening.  Diane