![]() In Genesis 2:21 we read that “the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh”so the Lord can cause you to sleep when you can’t seem to sleep on your own. I can receive more of God’s peace by asking Him to help me sleep and He does. Conclusionįor me, when I can’t sleep, I get up and pray. We all need sleep and when you can’t sleep, try to pray about it, even while you’re lying there in bed. ![]() I agree…I like sleep…it’s pleasant to me too. Have you ever felt that way when you woke up? Apparently Jeremiah never had any problems sleeping because his sleep was pleasant to him and when he awoke, he must have felt refreshed. Jeremiah 31:26 “At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.” The disciples feared for their lives but Jesus was secure in the knowledge of the sovereignty of God and knew that this was not His time, therefore He was able to sleep peacefully, even during a great, seismic event of such a titanic storm. The Greek word used for “tempest” or some translations say “storm” is “seismos” and it is the same word we use for seismic or earthquake and so this was no small storm just passing by. Talk about peace of mind! Here was Jesus sleeping in the boat while “a great tempest in the sea” was occurring. Matthew 8:24 “And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.” Elijah felt like giving up and felt as though he was alone in his resistance against evil but God plus one is always a majority and sometimes the best thing we can do is to get some good sleep. When we grow discouraged and tired, the best solution can be to just get some sleep…and then arise and eat…and then maybe get more sleep. He had been running for his life and feared that he’d be killed by the wicked Queen Jezebel. Notice that God “made” him dwell in safety, indicating that God was an active participant in David’s request of being able to sleep and also notice that David said that he can lay down in peace and sleep but only because the Lord made him “dwell in safety.”ġ Kings 19:5 “He lay down and slept under a juniper tree and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.”Įlijah was discouraged. If you can imagine, David had to run for his life for several years because King Saul wanted to kill him, yet David wrote that he could lay down in peace and sleep and God would make him dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for you, LORD, only make me dwell in safety.” You should go to sleep with that knowledge too. Job lost about everything his children, his home, his crops, his livestock…everything he had was taken away yet he knew he could lie down and not be afraid because he knew that if God was for him, he had no fear of anything or anyone ever being against him (Rom 8:31). Job 11:19 “You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.” I know of at least two former Muslims who converted to Christianity but they understand that the worst thing that could happen to them is that they’re killed for their faith…but then, they’re present with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8). Those who are in greater danger from persecution sometimes have the most peace of mind. ![]() For those who have less, they are not anxious about things like that. Many who live in the most prosperous countries might lie awake at night worrying about work the next day or what bills may be coming in the mail or how to make it to the next paycheck. Most of us don’t know what that’s like and the vast majority of us have no fear, from the enemies of Christ, when we go to bed but strangely, for those who are in the most dangerous parts of the world for Christians, they seem to have more peace of mind. For many in the world today who are Christians, they have the fear of having their home broken into and taken captive by those who hate Christians and would love nothing more than to kill them. There is nothing greater than to lie down and sleep and have no fear. ![]()
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