Verse of the Day 5/6

Verse of the Day 5/6

Psalm 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep,

    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety. New International Version 

This day in the United States, has been designated as the National Day of Prayer.  It is a reminder of the faith of our forefathers and how for generations, prayer has been an important act and responsibility of people of faith.  Many of us may remember learning to pray as a child; at dinner - "God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food", or perhaps when going to bed "now I lay myself down to sleep and pray the Lord my soul to keep."  Hopefully, those prayers helped ingrain in us the need and practice of daily prayer.

The busyness of life in our modern world can fill up our days and nights and we may find ourselves drifting away from daily prayer and from God Himself.  A day like today may be what we need to get back in the habit of coming to the Lord with our prayers, not just simple prayers that we learned as children, but prayers rom the heart.  We need to remember that God is still listening.

I'm reminded of the Steven Curtis Chapman song which poignantly sums it up.

I would lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep
And though I never saw Him there
I believe He heard each prayer
For God was great, And God was good
And I knew if I spoke the words
He would be listening

The years can take us far away
From the simple child like faith
But I am longing to return
To the place where I first learned
That God is great, and God is good
So, I will speak the words

God, our Father, once again
I bow my head to pray
You are my Father and my friend, and You hear every word I say
A prayer for forgiveness, A desperate cry for help
Or praise flowing from a thankful heart
Like each time before, I come knowing You're still listening.

God is still great, and God is still good!

Blessings, 

Mike 

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Psalm 4
New King James Version
The Safety of the Faithful
To the [a]Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
[b]Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has [c]set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be[d] angry, and do not sin.
Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say,
"Who will show us any good?"
Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.