Monday, December 16, 2019
The Wonder of
What God Has Done Through His Son:
An Advent Devotional Guide
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when
their grain and new wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and
sleep, for thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:7-8
Just as many of you do, I have an alarm system in my house. I set it when
I go out, in the evening when I sit and read, and before I go to bed at night.
It would warn me if an intruder broke a lock or a window. But that system does
not help me sleep!
Years ago, I found the verse above, and it revolutionized my nights! I
have a terrible habit of not being able to “turn off my brain.” I read or plan
or work on projects in the evening, and then when I lay my head on the pillow,
I continue to work on those projects when I should be going to sleep. Using
this very verse, God has helped me to learn to turn off my brain, let my
heart’s gladness redirect my thinking, and go to sleep in peace. It’s
wonderful, and it works! Oh, sometimes I forget the lesson, and he has to teach
me again, but most of the time, I go to sleep almost as soon as my head hits
the pillow!
The root word for “safety” is the same as for “save.” When we recognize
our “safe” or “saved” position, accomplished by the Prince of Peace, by
some miracle of grace, that wonderful promised peace takes over,
dispelling fear, apprehension, insecurity, and anything else that keeps us
awake!
God, who made us and knows all the things we need to be prepared for
living, protects even our sleep by helping us lie down and rest in peace.
We only have to learn to receive from him this peace he wants to give.
Father, help us to learn to receive from your hands the gift you want to
give. Help us to receive with gladness the peace that you want to give
us, even in rest. Amen
The Wonder of What God Has Done Through His
Son:
An Advent Devotional
Guide
prepared for First United Methodist Church of Homosassa, Florida
Winter 2009
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Coordinator
prepared for First United Methodist Church of Homosassa, Florida
Winter 2009
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Coordinator
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