"I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me" ~Ps 3:5~
It was a funny tale at my breakfast table this morning. I made the comment how the kids woke themselves up before I woke them today. Then each child began to say how he / she usually woke up the other kids. Each one of us was saying: "I'm usually the first one up, and I usually wake the rest of you." There was no argument, just as each person fixed their plate, they told how they thought the mornings usually unfold. We all just looked at each other smiling, trying to decide which was accurate. I just started laughing.
The truth is, the Lord wakes us all. He is the only one that can lay us down in peace, cover us in restful sleep, and wake us with the morning light. He sustains us through the night. What a safe, secure, warm feeling...rest is in His arms, no matter where we are in life. We can be rescued 8 hours every night, in beloved sleep, nestled there on His chest as He frees our mind. That is strength to face the other 16 hours a day! Cast your cares on Him. Let Him sustain you through the night. Smile as He wakes you in the morning.
"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep" ~Ps 127:2~
