“Thou hast visited me in the night.” Psalm 17:3
“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night.” Acts 18:9
“Thou leddest them ... in the night ... to give them light in the way wherein they should go.” Nehemiah 9:12
“Light in the night.” Psalm 105:39
“God my maker ... giveth songs in the night.” Job 35:10
“In the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.” Psalm 42:8
“The dew fell ... in the night, [and] the manna fell upon it.” Numbers 11:9
Nights can be long. Fretful babies or unfinished work can keep us awake when we long for sleep. But “He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psalm 121:4), and the Lord always shares the night watches with us. He sends His blessings as well. He visits us in the night, speaking to us and leading us. We may not have time to listen in the day, but in the night, when no one else is clamoring for our attention, we can commune with Him. In those quiet hours He brings both light and songs to cheer us. We can silently sing melodies in our hearts and let their truths encourage us and bring us closer to Him. He sends dew in the night, along with manna to refresh and feed us. We might prefer to be sleeping, but we are not alone, and “when they were awake, they saw His glory” (Luke 9:32)!