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Jun 11, 2018, 12:56:39 AM6/11/18

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Tossing and Turning

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

What keeps you awake at night? Lately I’ve been losing sleep, tossing and turning on my bed, trying to work out a solution to an issue. Eventually I begin fretting about not getting enough rest to handle the challenges of the next day!

Sound familiar? Troubled relationships, an uncertain future, whatever it is—we all give in to worry at one point or another.

We can entrust our cares to a wholly trustworthy God.

King David was clearly in distress when he penned Psalm 4. People were ruining his reputation with groundless accusations (v. 2). And some were questioning his competency to rule (v. 6). David probably felt angry for being treated so unfairly. Surely he could have spent nights stewing about it. Yet we read these remarkable words: “In peace I will lie down and sleep” (v. 8).

Charles Spurgeon explains verse 8 beautifully: “In thus lying down, . . . [David] resigned himself into the hands of another; he did so completely, for in the absence of all care, he slept; there was here a perfect trust.” What inspired this trust? From the start, David was confident that God would answer his prayers (v. 3). And he was sure that since God had chosen to love him, He would lovingly meet his needs.

May God help us to rest in His power and presence when worries threaten. In His sovereign and loving arms, we can “lie down and sleep.”

Dear Father, thank You for hearing me when I call. I surrender my worries to You and rest in Your power and presence.

We can entrust our cares to a wholly trustworthy God.

翻来覆去

我必安然躺下睡觉，因为独有祢耶和华使我安然居住。-诗篇4篇8节

有什么事会让你晚上睡不着呢？最近我一直失眠，常在床上翻来覆去，试图想出解决某个问题的办法。最后，我又开始担心睡眠不足而无法应付隔天的挑战！

听起来很熟悉吧？人际关系出问题，不确定的未来，不论是什么，我们都会担心挂虑。

大卫王在写诗篇第4篇时，他所面临的处境显然可以令他万般苦恼：人们诬蔑他的名声（2节）；有些人质疑他统治的能力（6节）。大卫或许会因遭受不公平的对待而生气，当然他可以为了这些事夜夜焦虑不安。但我们却读到这段不同凡响的话：“我必安然躺下睡觉。”（8节）

著名的布道家司布真曾美妙地诠释了第8节：“大卫就这样躺下……他把自己全然交在上帝手中。他是完全地交托，因为他没有任何忧愁挂虑，且能安然躺卧入睡。这就是完全的信靠。”为什么大卫会有这样的信心呢？从一开始，大卫就相信上帝会回应他的祷告（3节）。他确信既然上帝拣选了他而且爱他，那么上帝必会慈爱地满足他的需要。

愿上帝帮助我们，让我们在饱受忧虑折磨的时候，仍可在祂的能力和同在里安然歇息。在上帝的主权和慈爱的臂膀中，我们可以“安然躺下睡觉”。

亲爱的天父，谢谢祢，
当我祷告时，祢就垂听。
我把忧虑全然交托给祢，
在祢的能力和同在里静享安歇。