In
peace I will lie down and sleep,
for
you alone,
O Lord, will keep me safe.
Psalm 4:8 NLT
Hannah, Samuel's mother, made a promise we might
describe as too difficult. She asked the Lord for a son and vowed to
place him into the service of the Lord. Her husband Elkanah supported
her decision and asked God to help her keep her promise. As her
husband, he had the spiritual authority to cancel her vow to God if
he disapproved.
As a young child, Samuel grew up and slept in the
presence of the Lord in the tabernacle near the Ark of God. I imagine
him smelling the incense burning inside the Most Holy Place. Samuel
first heard the voice of God in the tabernacle. He became Israel's
last judge when he anointed King Saul.
Some nights, sleep will not come as our mind dwells upon
the events and decisions of the day or maybe our body joints shout
out in pain, distracting our effort to sleep. During these unsettling
times, draw near to the Lord, thank Him for your life and your
blessings. Listen with your heart and you will hear His voice. He
will speak your name, as he did to Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:4. The Lord
will give us a special message of comfort. He promised to never leave
us nor forsake us, even while we sleep.
Juanita
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