DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- GLADNESS IN THE HEART

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – GLADNESS IN THE HEART

"You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." (Psalm 4:7-8)

Have you experienced sleepless nights because of the stress of problems you faced. Then you can identify with David, the writer of this Psalm. It is hard to lie down and sleep peacefully when a person's heart is in turmoil. It is easier to sleep when the heart is at happy and at rest. In the midst of distress, David had found a place of rest in the LORD.

David began this Psalm with a cry to God to hear his cry. We don't know what the problem was that he faced, but it was distressing to him. But then he remembered the times that God had giving him relief. With that in mind, he sought God to hear his prayer and have mercy.

When we look at the problems we face, we are often filled with anxiety and distress. I think this is what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he wrote, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7).

As the hymn puts it, "There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God." There is a place of rest in Jesus.

Love, Dad