Monday... There is so much to keep us awake.

There really is.

King David over in Psalm 3:1-2 (NLT) writes, "O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. So many are saying, 'God will not rescue him!'" It seems that David's son, Absalom was trying to kill him because he wanted to be king. And of course the Devil and his followers were reinforcing his deep anxiety by saying, "God will not rescue him!" And for so many of us that is being repeated when we are trying to go to sleep. Yes, there is so much that we face in the day in which we live that can keep us from going to sleep. Is that true of you?

But David doesn't stop there. Verses 3-4 says, "But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain."

And then he says in verse 5, "I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me." Verse 5 in the Amplified Bible says, "I lay down and slept [safely]; I awakened, for the Lord sustained me." And then verse 6, "I will not be intimidated or afraid of the ten thousands who have set themselves against me all around."

Solomon, another of David's sons wrote over in Proverbs 3:21-26 (NLT), "My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble." And look at this, "You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap."

Now that is the way to go to sleep, Just cry out to the Lord and know that the Lord is watching over us for he is our security and as verse 26a says in the Amplified Bible, "For the Lord will be your confidence, firm and strong." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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