…and in him all things hold
together” (Col. 1:16-17).
Psalms 3:5 -“I laid me down
and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.”
One of the mysteries of life
of which men hardly think at all is the mystery of sleep… Into its secrets the
cleverest man cannot pierce, though all men share its blessings. See the tired
man worn out after a heavy day’s work, or burdened with care. He flings himself
on his bed, his day’s work or his day’s trouble, his foremost, ever-present
thought. Kind sleep touches his eyes. His fatigue is forgotten, his cares are
gone.
What thought strikes us most
forcibly as we look on the picture of the sleeper? Surely the thought of
helplessness. The strongest man asleep cannot defend himself or help himself.
And yet the millions of mankind daily lie down to sleep, and daily rise again,
safely and in peace.
Why? We know why, though we
so often carelessly forget it. Because God is with us always, never leaving us
for an instant to ourselves; about our path and about our bed; the Almighty
Father, with more than a mother’s love and tenderness. We know our weakness and
helplessness, but we know our Helper. If we will only love and serve God in
Christ, and consecrate our lives to Him, we are safe. (Samuel Pascoe.)
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