Watching Us – Renewal Fellowship https://wp.presbycan.ca A daily Christian devotional based on real-life experiences Sat, 30 May 2026 14:21:04 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 A daily Christian devotional based on real-life experiences Daily Christian devotional Presbyterian,Canadian,Christian,Christianity,devotion,devotional,daily,dailydevotional,christiandevotional Robin Ross Robin Ross (rross@telus.net) Robin Ross (rross@telus.net) no https://wp.presbycan.ca/guide?c=podcast Renewal FellowshipWatching Us – Renewal Fellowship https://wp.presbycan.ca/images/logo3.png' 144 144 Copyright 2012 Robin Ross (rross@telus.net) https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://wp.presbycan.ca/wp-content/uploads/home-screen-icon.png Watching Us – Renewal Fellowship https://wp.presbycan.ca 32 32 Watching Us https://wp.presbycan.ca/2023-07-08/watching https://wp.presbycan.ca/2023-07-08/watching#comments Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:10:00 +0000 John Stuart https://wp.presbycan.ca/podcast/2023/07/2023-07-08.mp3 Christianity,devotional https://presbycan.ca/?p=28237 Read more]]> Listen to this devotional:
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Psalm 121:7-8 – The Lord will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. (NIV)

The mindfulness of God is something that I have really grown to appreciate over the years. His constant presence has helped me on many occasions to overcome times of adversity, distress, and tragedy that I thought I would never be able to endure. It wasn't just that God sustained me during those critical times; He embraced the situation that I was in and walked with me through the pain, fear, and confusion. God's empathy with my sickness and sorrow reassured me; His quiet presence strengthened me and gave me the hope to begin again.

Some people think that God watches over our lives to catch us out and add to our list of sins, so that on the Day of Reckoning, God can fully indict us for our defiance, disobedience, and dalliance with sinful choices and deeds. That would make God capricious, a deity Who delights in tormenting our souls and overshadowing our lives with fear. I don't see that in today's Scripture. In this text, God's watching over us is like that of parents who are concerned and aware of what their child is experiencing. Rather than being punitive, God is protective. Instead of being vengeful, God is mindful, so He watches over us with concern and compassion, awareness and love.

I hope that this watchfulness of God will help you through your current experiences. I pray that God's mindfulness will also give you the strength to overcome whatever you are presently enduring.

Point to ponder: Am I aware that God lovingly watches over me? Am I ready to receive His love and compassion?

Prayer: Lord God, You have given us life, and we can experience Your light even in times of suffering and despair. Help us to reach out to You amid what we are presently experiencing, in order to receive and be embraced by Your love. Amen.

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