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Without satellite imagery or drone aircraft, ancient cities were guarded by “watchmen.”
These brave men would stand guard in towers and constantly scan the horizon for potential danger. In addition, because they had no spotlights or night-vision goggles, watchmen dreaded the dark. It was their most vulnerable time. So they longed for morning’s light.
Drawing on this cultural phenomenon, the psalmist wrote, “My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning” (Psalm 130:6).
Just as those ancient soldiers yearned for the dawning of a new day, so should we. Let us long for the day when the Lord returns and the darkness of sin and evil is forever shattered by the light of eternal day!
Eddie Parrish
Brown Trail church of Christ
Bedford, TX