Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The long, dark hours of night have always had a way of bringing our fears into focus. The Bible is filled with examples. The Pharaoh of Egypt once watched death steal away his kingdom. The darkness forced Job to feel the depth of his loss. Even Jesus suffered during the long night before his death.
Have your nights kept you awake? Do worries race through your mind? Are you afraid of tomorrow? Take heart You do not sit alone in the night. The very Savior who defeated the darkness, who rescued the weary, now comforts you with his powerful words. Let these devotions from Scripture's darkest nights give you strength for yours. Your Savior will graciously keep you this night and always.
Synopsis
"Graciously keep me this night." Martin Luther once prayed those words to God. So many others have joined his plea. A man named Job lost his children in a freak accident, then struggled with the point of life itself. A woman named Ruth waited in the dark, hoping the man she loved would reciprocate her love. An apostle nervously watched his life hang in the balance as a storm wrecked his ship. In love, Jesus graciously watched over each and every one of them.
In love, Jesus graciously keeps you, too. He has felt the pain that stabs your heart, the betrayals that send you to tears, and the guilt that keeps you awake. He endured them all to make you his own. Let these devotions remind you of that good news -- that you belong to Jesus, even when the darkness comes.