I sit at Your feet, astonished beyond speech,
“How awesome are You O Lord our God?
How immense is Your goodness to those
Who cling solely and ceaselessly to You?”
In my ignorance, I moved at ease, my eyes on You
But unknown to me, fatal traps, set on my paths,
Awaited every step I took, targeting my walk, my life.
How I crossed each, to get to where I am today
I never can tell but as I stand on the peak of grace
Looking over my shoulder, I shudder and wonder
“How faithful can You be to Your own?”
Dependable and unchangeable God
What words can ever say thanks enough?
Now I know, the Lord saves His anointed!
Mighty is our shield and deliverer, our keeper
Truly and thoroughly faithful to His own!
Who guides the feet of the righteous
Past destruction, away from regrets.
It is not by how we do what He says
It is by the grace of Him who weaves
The invisible threads of our existence
With fingers of divine expertise
That secures our health and safety to posterity.
Blessed be God who never sleeps nor slumber!

How easy it is to be carried away by the demands of each day that we forget that we are not responsible for our wellbeing: safety is of the Lord. Yet, we go out and return safely each day and attribute it to our smartness. And God does not go to court because we have tampered with His glory. Neither does He abandon us to fate because we do not see His fingers ordering our steps and days.
How easy it is to get overwhelmed by our present circumstances and the multitude of prayers that seem unanswered that we forget how faithful He has kept us from the very things that have consumed many, whom we are in no way better than. Yet, God bears with our continuous demands laced with thanklessness and forgetfulness. He does not teach us a lesson in gratitude by turning His back so we learn to appreciate His grace and Presence. Instead, faithful as ever, as our Father and Friend, Abba bears with our inadequacies, our inconsistencies, and our ungratefulness.

For weeks now, as I climb the mountains of daily existence, I look back at every milestone and look up with gratitude and wonder, “What would life have been without God?” Each time I look back and behold all that He has saved me from, I cannot but whisper, “Blessed be God who never sleeps nor slumber!” Blessed be the name of God who remains faithful even in the face of so much unfaithfulness. May we lift up hearts of gratitude to Him today and always irrespective of what we are passing through and be thankful for the mercies that see us through each day. In a world that records countless deaths per second, it is a privilege to be alive and that is the handwork of God: Blessed be His name forever, amen.

Glory!