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I can’t sleep. This happens on occasion. Maybe you can relate. It’s too early to get up, but your mind won’t let you rest. It usually happens to me when something is going on in my life. Every now and then I can’t sleep because something is coming up that I have been anticipating with excitement. But, more than often, sleep escapes me when my mind is troubled and anxious. Fear of the unknown, worry over a loved one, and doubts about what God is doing in my life are all things that keep me awake.
Years ago, I had one of those restless nights that I will never forget. It was a time of questioning. God where are You? Do you even care? I knew the answer to those questions, but I cried out, nonetheless. God, what are you doing? That was a question I didn’t know the answer to. Adrian Rogers once said, “Understanding can wait. Obedience cannot.” I like this simple reminder that we will not always know the answers. We might not fully understand what God is doing in our life, but that is no excuse for disobedience. So, in obedience, I called unto the Lord. His Word says, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not,” Jeremiah 33:3.
Slipping out of bed I grabbed my Bible. In the quiet of the night, I sat there wondering what I should read. Normally, I read verse by verse through a particular book. Therefore, I don’t typically flip open my Bible and start reading, but that night I did. I landed in the middle of Jeremiah and God’s Words immediately spoke to my heart. “Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD,” Jeremiah 23:23-24. I knew He was there. I knew He heard my cry. I knew He cared and that knowledge filled my heart with joy. I still didn’t know what God was doing. I still wasn’t sure of the future. But in the middle of the night and through the power of His Word, He comforted me.
Perhaps you are going through a similar experience and need a Word from the Lord. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,” Matthew 11:28. There is no rest like knowing God is there calling us to come to Him. There is no better rest than knowing He cares for us. We can rest in His sovereignty. We can rest in His provision. We can rest in His love, mercy, and grace. Do you find yourself seeking rest? Rest in the knowledge that He is all knowing, all powerful, and all present in your life. He sees it all. He sees when we struggle and He is there! He sees us when we question and He knows. He sees us when we are in pain and He cares. He will never fails us. He will never forsake His children. He will never leave us alone. He will always be there, especially in the middle of the night.
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