The Single Goal of the Sentry

Ps 130.6 - I long for the Lord, more than sentries long for the dawn, Yes! More than sentries long for the dawn.

I know from my experience in the Marines that sentries have one goal, aim, and desire - to get off duty. When you stand a night watch the time drags by and you watch and wait for the end of your duty period with focused single-mindedness.

The imagery in this verse paints just such a picture. One who longs for the Lord does so with the focus of a sentry on duty longing for the dawn.

Do I? Do you? Long for the Lord like that?


- "Grace is the glory of God, not the merit of him who has been freed." Prosper of Aquitaine