In
Peace
I
Will Lie Down And Sleep,
For
You Alone, O Lord, Will Keep Me Safe.
Scripture
Psalm
4
Observation
Do
you have trouble sleeping at night? A while back Kathy was having
trouble sleeping and was letting fears keep her awake. I noticed one
day that she had Psalm 4:8 written down on a piece of paper on the
night stand by her side of the bed.
She
told me that she had memorized that verse and would pray it back to
God when she began to think about things that would keep her awake.
God
has given us thousands of promises in His Word for us to hold on to
because He knew that this world was a scary place to live in and He
knew that we would constantly need to be reminded that He would take
care of us.
Here
is another great promise that was also in today's Bible reading. It
is found in Luke 11:5-13.
Luke
11
5 Then,
teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose
you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three
loaves of bread. You say to him,
7 And
suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door
is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t
help you.’
8 But
I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if
you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever
you need because of your shameless persistence.
9 “And so
I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for.
Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door
will be opened to you.
10 For
everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to
everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
13 So
if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him.”
Whatever
you and I are going through God has a promise for that … and we can
find a promise for every need in our life if we will just spend time
in His Word every day.
Application
Every
day I will read God's Word because I know that it is filled with
wonderful promises for me.
How
about you? Would you join me every day this year digging into the
riches of what He has for us?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You have called me to live by faith. It is impossible for me
to live my life by faith if I am not in Your Word every day. Don't
let me miss a day. Don't let me sleep in and miss time with You.
Thank You for the promises that I read today. I know that I can sleep
well at night because You are going to take care of me. I know that
if I call on You and ask You for something that You will hear me and
You will give me what I ask for. I know from Luke
11:5-13 that it doesn't bother You if I am persistent. In
fact, You tell me that I should keep asking and never give up. And
that is just what I plan to do.
1
Thessalonians 5:16-18
Always
be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 27,28; Psalms 4; Luke 11
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