by J.A. Matteson
What had king David learned about Gods providential care? “I lay down and slept; I awoke; for the Lord sustains me” (Ps. 3:5).
The man who rests in the goodness of the Lord while awake will do likewise while asleep. By contrast the Lord Jesus was fast asleep on the stern of the boat in the midst of a tempest while His disciples were gripped with great anxiety….He abided in trust….they stressed in unbelief.
Observing his father, Solomon discerned that abiding in the Lord by day yields rest at night, “…He gives His beloved sleep” (Ps. 127:2). Worry is antithetical to faith for its root is unbelief in the goodness and promises of God toward His beloved. And all who are in the Beloved are beloved of God, “…He made us accepted in the Beloved” (Eph. 1:6). And this promise remains for the called today who are kept by the power of God as a bride for His Son, “To those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ” (Jude 1).
Trust this day in the sovereignty of God to direct your path. Release your way to Him and enter His rest by day so that you will do so also by night.
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