5 I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
Psalm 3:5 ESV
David wrote the third chapter of Psalm while he was being pursued by his son Absalom. Absalom was leading a revolt against his father David and wished him dead so he could ascend to the throne. With his entire household, David escaped through the wilderness to Mount Olivet. From the throne to the rocky crags. From splendor to survival.
Had I been in David's sandals, I can only imagine my state of mind. Anxiety. Worry. Insomnia. But not for David. His faith in Yehweh allowed him a good night's sleep. The simplicity of verse five paints a picture of a calm, trusting servant of God.
"I lay down and slept." 40 winks. Shut eye. Slept like a log. David was not a man beset with worry.
But David doesn't just tell us what he did, but why he was able to do so. . . "The Lord sustained me." David's ability to accept his situation was not due to the size of his army or the likelihood of a military victory. It was his faith in the sustaining power of the Lord that was responsible for his calm, confident attitude.
David was able to place his present situation and the future outcome in the hands of Jehovah-jireh and sleep. Rest accompanies faith. Sleep follows release. Lay down and sleep for the LORD sustains.
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