Lesson 203 - WHEN SLEEP WON'T COME (God's Plans and Promises for You from the Book of Isaiah)

By Frank Eiklor and the Shalom Team

"With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." Isaiah 26:9

Night! A word that usually describes darkness and a time when evil people enjoy prowling and decent people take their rest. But those who walk long with the Lord know that night can often be the time of the most intimate of fellowship with the unseen but ever-present Lord. Yes, I know those wonderful scriptures that promise His beloved sleep. And I both need and appreciate a good night's rest. Yet it was many of those times when I could not sleep - whatever the physical, mental or spiritual reasons - that I found Him watching over me with a whisper, "Here I am. I love you. Let's enjoy each other." And I'm sure there were a few times when sleep didn't matter, so great was the thrill of His nearness and companionship.

Let us desire the Lord with our souls and seek Him early. It is often during the times that we hear no ringing telephones or the world's many voices that we most clearly hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. At times, His voice will speak correction or even strong rebuke. Or He may whisper hope and encouragement during heavy trials. Or He may just call for your love as He bathes you in His own. The more the Psalmist desired only the Lord, the more God gave him a heart that beat for others, not merely for himself. He longed for heaven's judgments and justice to teach the world God's righteous ways.

Never fear the sense of loneliness that tries to come when sleep won't. That loneliness is your spirit saying, "I'm lonely for the One who loves me most. I'm lonely for You, Father."

My prayer: "Give me great desire in my soul for You, my blessed Lord. Teach me in my spirit to love to seek You early."

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ" (I Corinthians 11:1)
The ST. PAUL SCHOOL, with Frank Eiklor, Eileen Young and Cecilia Contreras

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