Judges 1:1-2:5; Isaiah 21:1-22:14; 1 Corinthians 1:1-31
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 NKJV
God’s people frequently go to sleep prayerfully trusting that morning will bring divine intervention. Sometimes things do change, but awaking to the disappointment of no change often obscures a greater blessing—His Presence! David didn’t rest upon changes of circumstance but upon God’s nightly sustainment (Ps. 3:5). He was confident that either he would awake in the presence of God or awake to God’s Presence with him. God may intervene, but no matter what happens, we can rejoice that He remains to guard us regardless of the foe or the woe. Never abandoned and never forsaken; upon this, we can rest and rejoice. —David J. Reed
No, never alone, no, never alone;
Jesus is with me, Jesus my own. —A. B. Bowser