HEAVENSREEF

What do you do when you wake in the night?  Do you worry or fret about the coming day or do you draw near to GOD and peacefully return to sleep?

Our struggles may loom large in the middle of the night.  Maybe because it is dark or maybe because it is a feeling of aloneness but no matter what we feel, GOD is near to us, we need only to draw near and listen.  For me, GOD’S still small voice seems to be the loudest in the middle of the night.

OUR GOD IS THE NIGHT WATCHMAN

We are never alone in the night.  Isn’t that a comfort??  GOD is forever watching over you and because HE is a patient GOD……..HE waits for you to remember HIM.  Remembering HIM in the night has it’s benefits.  One benefit is that it is just you and GOD!  There are no distractions and no interruptions.  Just you and GOD and quiet peace.

LAMENTATIONS 2:  19  “ARISE, CRY OUT IN THE NIGHT, AS THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT BEGIN; POUR OUT YOUR HEART LIKE WATER IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD.”

Yes, if you cannot sleep pour your heart out to GOD because in the middle of the darkest night, it’s just you and HIM.  

SONG OF SOLOMON 3:  1   “ALL NIGHT LONG ON MY BED I LOOKED FOR THE ONE MY HEART LOVES……..”

Look for the one you love and who holds your heart in HIS gracious hand.  There is no better place to be than in HIS presence, especially in the dark night.  And why?  Because HE is your light.  HE gently and consistently watches over you in the night, over and over.  You may hear HIS gentle voice speaking to you or you may feel HIS presence near.  But whatever you do, when you wake in the middle of the night, long for your GOD of salvation.  Draw near and HE will draw near to you.  HE is your watchman and your caretaker.  And HE is faithful, steadfast and sure.

PSALM 77:   6   “AT NIGHT I REMEMBER MY MUSIC;  I MEDITATE IN MY HEART, AND MY SPIRIT PONDERS.”

Focus on the LORD and not your troubles.  Because troubles will always come, but our GOD is faithful to answer and to watch over us, even in the night whether we are awake or asleep………HE watches.

And I can testify that the best part about drawing near to GOD in the middle of the night is that I can hand all my troubles over to HIM and then when I do, HE takes those burdens from me and then gently lulls me back to sleep!  And oh, what a peaceful sleep it is since I have just been with the LORD!

REVELATION 22: 5   “AND NIGHT WILL BE NO MORE.  THEY WILL NEED NO LIGHT OF LAMP OR SUN, FOR THE LORD GOD WILL BE THEIR LIGHT, AND THEY WILL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER.”