Your cry for mercy and protection has risen to the throne of grace, and it is a good and needful prayer to ask the Lord to keep you and to cover you with His hand. Today, then, listen, for today is an opportune time to hear His voice. The Lord does not turn a deaf ear to the trembling heart that seeks Him, and even when His children feel faint and full of unbelief, He remains faithful.
Remember what the Lord has spoken for the comfort of such as you are, "Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God." And again, "I will not fail you, nor forsake you." There is no room for anxiety where that promise stands. Though you feel weak, that word makes you strong. Though your enemies or your fears seem powerful, that promise makes you stronger still, for it supplies all your need. The mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but the covenant of His love shall not depart from you, says the Lord that has mercy on you. You shall not be alone.
David knew that the best place for a true believer to find consolation was in God's Word, and though his eyes failed while he looked for comfort, God's eyes did not fail, nor His arm. So I urge you, turn your eyes to His Word even now, and keep looking there. If there is anything that hinders your comfort, ask Him to show it to you that you may put it away, and He will answer. He is the Good Samaritan who feels for you when you are stunned and sore, and He will bind up your wounds.
To you who are trusting in Jesus yet are full of fear, let me say in God's name, Be strong, fear not. The might of God is engaged by promise and by oath to bring you safely through. There is no cause for fear, for the Lord is your confidence. It would be presumption to mistrust Him when He has pledged Himself to keep you.
We will pray for you, that this day and this week you may be kept in perfect peace, that the Lord will set a hedge about you, preserve your going out and your coming in, and make today a day of tenderness and melting, a day in which you hear His voice and harden not your heart. May He grant you to live in the light of His countenance and to prove by faith both the answer to prayer and the interposition of His providence.
O Lord, look upon this weary one who pleads to survive this day and this week. Keep this soul safe and protected under the shadow of Your wings. Let Your presence go with Your child, let Your Word be comfort and strength, and let Your promise, I will not fail you nor forsake you, be as a shield round about. Grant faith to be strong, fear to be banished, and grace to hear Your voice today. For Jesus Christ's sake, Amen.