Psalm 3: 4 - 6, "I was crying to the LORD with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustains me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about."
I love the image these verses invoke. The faith of David at this time is so evident in these verses. He says, "I cried, God answered, I lay down and slept". What an image! I often cry to the LORD and then forget that He has answered me, so I fret and cannot sleep because of the calamity that is about to befall me. David's example is exemplary. It's something God has been trying to show me. When God speaks, when He answers my cries, I have no more cause for fear. I can lay down relaxed and sleep and wake when I'm rested in the full knowledge that God sustains me.
God has spoken and it will be so! This is a non-negotiable fact. Even if ten thousands of people set themselves against me, I don't have any cause for fear. To be able to go to bed and sleep in the face of this, to trust that God will sustain and preserve me when the circumstances seem dire is the most incredible gift. And that, God says, is what He wants for me. To be able to relax in His Word, to be assured enough by what He says that I can lay down and sleep.
What a wonderful God I serve!
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