Psalm 127: It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of (anxious) toil - for He gives (blessings) to His beloved in sleep. (Amplified Bible)
Before you go to sleep tonight, or any night, think about this verse for a moment and take the time to put your mind at ease knowing God has promised to bless you even while you sleep. I think that's wonderful.
The Psalmist is not saying we've not to get up early to go to work or do what we have to do but to remember we're to depend on our loving God for all we need, not to depend on our own efforts of rising early and slogging away late into the night! God is the One who provides all we need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus and it's good to remember we're not our providers - He is. In fact He is the Source for everything in life.
God has a way of blessing us even when we go to bed because He wants us not to worry, but rest in Him, confident that He's sorting things out, going ahead of us into tomorrow and making a way for things to turn round for our good. Only He can do that and He wants us to remember it so we don't worry ourselves silly all night! Psalm 121:4 tells us God doesn't slumber or sleep so we can sleep knowing He's in charge!
So as we start a new week let's remember to relax and enter into God's rest knowing that as we trust Him, He is the One helping us and providing us with the multiple blessings we're going to need for today and everyday, even while we sleep! Glory to God. Thank You Lord.
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