Sleep in Peace


Psalm 4:8 (ESV)

In peace I will both
lie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.

Lord God, I give my worries over to You for the night. You’ll be up, You neither sleep nor slumber (Psalm 121:4). I can sleep in peace, knowing my concerns are in good hands.

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Waking and Sleeping


“Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.”
Eleanor Hull
Be Thou My Vision
, 1912
(similar to a 6th century Irish poem “Rop tú mo Baile”)

 

 

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Sweet Sleep

Proverbs 3:24 (MEV)
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

 


When you lie down . . . and what else?

Check the context of Proverbs 3.

 

 

When you . . .

        • let your heart keep my commandments
          (verse 1)
        • trust in the Lord with all your heart
          (verse 5)
        • honor the Lord with your substance
          (verse 9)
        • do not despise the chastening of the Lord
          (verse 11)

. . . then you will sleep well.

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Morning Prayer: Sleepless

It’s morning, Lord. Some nights, sleep doesn’t come easily. My mind grinds away at worrisome, destructive thoughts. You promise peace to the one “whose mind is stayed on You” (Isaiah 25:3). Teach me to fix my thoughts on You when I can’t sleep. Transform my sleeplessness from a time of anxiety into a time of peace.

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Sleepless Nights

 

Do you have trouble sleeping?
This psalm’s for you.

 

 

Psalm 77:4, 6-7, 11-13 (CEV)
Because of you, Lord God,
I can’t sleep …
Each night my mind
is flooded with questions:
“Have you rejected me forever?
    Won’t you be kind again?
Lord, I will remember

the things you have done,
your miracles of long ago.
I will think about each one
of your mighty deeds.
Everything you do is right,
and no other god
compares with you.”

Sleepless, yes. Wasted? No.

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Worthy Work

 

John 5:17 (ESV)
Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

 

 We don’t work alone. That’s worth knowing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lasting Labor

 

Proverbs 16:3 (ERV)
Turn to the Lord for help
in everything you do,
and you will be successful.

 

Lord, may my words and works be successful in your eyes. May they have a lasting impact.

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Labor out of Love

Ephesians 2:7 (TLB)
And here you yourself must be an example to them of good deeds of every kind. Let everything you do reflect your love of the truth and the fact that you are in dead earnest about it.

Good work grows out of honest love for God.

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Good morning, Lord. We call a disaster an “act of God.” We even buy insurance to cover the cost. We forget all the good things that are “acts of God:” the beauty of Your creation, the blessings Your pour out on us, the miracle of birth, the flavor and taste of the food we eat, and grace to save us from ourselves. I praise and thank You for Your mighty acts. Amen.

 

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Labor of Love

 

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
For we are God’s masterpiece.

 

 

We are His labor of love.

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