Sleep in peace

Psalm 4:8 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” A peaceful night’s rest is more valuable than wealth.  The first gives a person security and dismisses anxiety while the second gives a strong desire for more and restlessness.   So, the question is: would you rather have a peaceful mind or an anxiety for more.  Pray God gives you the wisdom to make the right choice.

Answer me

Psalm 4:1 “Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God.  Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” God encourages each of us to talk to Him.  He promises to listen, determine what is best for each of us, and bless us as His faithful children.  I cannot imagine what will happen in Heaven when we, living in perfection, will have an understanding of His will and nothing but joy will be our lives.

Be at peace

Psalm 3:8 “From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.” For any of us to put our hope on anything earthly is to place hope on what will inevitably fail.  Nothing on this earth endures forever.  Our only hope is on our Savior alone.  Trust, hope and joy are triplets which are guaranteed from our Savior.  

Sleep and awake

Psalm 3:5 “I lie down and sleep; I wake up again, because the Lord sustains me.” Living in the loving arms of our God is the only way to live.  Nothing can be more peaceful than having a close relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Whether we are awake or asleep we rest in His loving arms.  How wonderful it is to be His loving, adopted child.

Prayer is answered

Psalm 3:4 “I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.” When David wrote these words things were seemingly not going peacefully great in his life.  We can all relate.  In good times and in not so good times we do well if we place out trust in Him.  Our human nature will tell us — how can we be so naive.  Our God nature will tell us exactly what David wrote.  Sometimes it is very hard to listen to our God nature, but God is always truthful.  When we reach our home in Heaven I am sure we will truly understand.  Until then we simply believe. Have a great weekend.