Day Fourteen: That He Would Be Weak
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. (Psalm 3:5)
Undoubtedly my son will one day be faced with trials, tribulations, and overwhelming demands of life. Indeed Scripture shows us time and again examples of people when faced with seemingly impossible situations seek to find their strength in their own power or at the expense of holiness in order to overcome.
David reminds us in this beautifully simple assurance that our God Himself keeps and sustains us through no power of our own. We see this most clearly demonstrated when we sleep and wake again. It is because of God’s providence that we sleep safely and are awoken.
Father,
You are just as strong when we are at our weakest. Your power is most abundant when we are most vulnerable. How great an assurance it is to know both our breath and heartbeat are under the sovereign control of your fatherly protection. I pray when the urges of the world or fear trepidation keeps him awake at night, that he may weak enough to sleep knowing that you are all powerful and your son, Jesus Christ, to whom Christian’s belong, has the power to sleep during a roaring storm or say “Peace, Be still.” Amen.
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Marc Mullins is married to Amber, his wife of almost 10 years. They have 2 children, Ashton and Lacey. He serves as a bi-vocational Student Pastor in Mount Washington and works in product development and blogs Christ-Centered Reflections on Business, Calling, Vocation, Ethics and Life at WorkandKeep.com.
Thanks for this