Sleep Well, My Brethren

Psalms 3:5-6 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.

What keeps us awake at night? What burdens do we neglect to leave with the Lord, and choose to carry with us to bed each night? Do we worry about work, finances, family issues, the condition of our country, or the outlook of the future? Do we lay our heads on our pillows at night as if God has somehow lost control of the world, or our tiny circumstances (tiny in comparison to much greater issues around the globe)? Has Jesus lost His power since the last time we read our Bibles, and spent time in prayer and fellowship with Him? Oh, wait...have we forgotten to do that? Have we neglected our quiet time with Him, and now it seems like everything is hopelessly spinning out if control? Well, I have good news for us all! We can go to bed tonight, lay our heads on our pillows, and sleep soundly. What we will discover, should Jesus tarry, is that when we wake up in the morning, the world will still be here, and God will still be the one and only True God in control of all things. As He protected King David, and gave him peaceful rest, even when he was running from his own son, who betrayed him; so we also can rest peacefully, knowing God is watching over us, and knows every move of those who would try to harm us. He knows every twist and turn of our circumstances, and knows how to guide us through them; if we would only stay close to Him, and trust Him. The God who controls our every breath and heartbeat is the same God who is aware of every single, tiny, detail of what we are going through. So my advise to us all is to take our eyes off of life's circumstances, and put them on the One who has the power to get us through them; so sleep well, my brothers and sisters.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).