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Always in His Care

O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. —Psalm 139:1

Veteran news reporter Scott Pelley never goes on assignment without his travel essentials—a shortwave radio, camera, indestructible suitcase, laptop computer, phone, and an emergency locator beacon that works anywhere. “You extend the antenna, push two buttons, and it sends a signal to a satellite connected to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pelley says. “It tells them who and where I am. Depending on what country you’re in, they’ll either send a rescue team—or not.” Pelley has never needed to use the beacon, but he never travels without it.

But when it comes to our relationship with God, we don’t need radios, phones, or emergency beacons. No matter how precarious our circumstances become, He already knows who and where we are. The psalmist celebrated this as he wrote, “O Lord, you have examined my heart. . . . You know everything I do”  (Psalm 119:1–3). Our needs are never hidden from God, and we are never separated from His care.

Today, we can say with confidence, “If I rise on the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me” (vv. 9–10).

The Lord knows who we are, where we are, and what we need. We are always in His care.

David McCasland

We are always in God’s care.