Father God,

Today, I pray You would give sight to Your remnant both in terms of understanding Your Word rightly and in understanding the times in which we live. We live in an age where the number of “voices” we hear has multiplied and the ability to discern the trustworthiness of those voices has greatly diminished.

We can hear within seconds voices and reports across the world through technology, having awareness of events that may or may not have any impact on our lives. Yet, the distance and the multiplying of voices leaves us potentially even more uncertain about what is true as we cannot personally evaluate the truth of those reports due to that distance and its disconnection from the people involved in those events.

We hear so many voices saying so much that contradicts each other, leaving us unsure regarding what really happened. The media twists and distorts. The ideologies each present their own narratives. Beyond knowing what really “happened”, we do not even have the capacity to mentally sort through the complexities of motives behind the actions and events.

Make us to first fear You in order to seek the beginning of wisdom. Then let us consume Your Word and be consumed by it. Only then turn our gaze upon the world around us and see it through the lens of Word and Spirit, discerning the times like the tribe of Issachar (1 Chron. 12:32). Make us to rest in trusting that though our understanding will always fall short of being complete, we can rest in the reality that our Heavenly Father holds all things in Your hands. Show us what we need to know so we can direct our steps rightly before Your Face and grant us peace to trust You with what we can’t see or know or understand.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.