Psalms 4:8
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for Thou alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.
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David was being pursued by his own son Absalom, a very troubling time, when he wrote that "I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me." {Ps.3:5} He was able to sleep because of the peace he had in his assurance of God's love knowing that He would save him! As the old lovely gospel hymn written by Fanny Crosby proclaims, 'Blessed Assurance.’

Thinking about that, I was moved to check something and found that Forbes Magazine had done a study about sleep back in 2022 and found that here in the United States of America people had spent over 65 billion dollars (billion with a capital 'B') on sleep aids that year!

It made me think of the many small Pentecostal churches I have been blessed to preach in, in so many places over the years, where the service would inevitably start with the question, 'does anybody have a testimony?' People would pop up and say, "I woke up this morning!" I thought that was kind of simple and cute—until I realized that it was, just as Psalm 3 states, David's testimony too!

And in the very next Psalm he would continue by proclaiming what is our verse of the day today, 'In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord (YHWH), make me to dwell in safety.' {Ps.4:8} And so gloriously did the Lord say to us also as He spoke the promise through the prophet Isaiah; "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!' {Is.43:1} Check that whole promise out to see what it covers. He has you and I covered for sure!

I would have to say that the perfect example of that peace that surpasses all understanding {Php.4:7} is Jesus Christ—He always is the perfect example! Remember the time…

“When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.
    And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing!" He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?"
    Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.” (Matthew 8:23-26)

THE LORD OF PEACE WILL GIVE YOU PEACE