Goodnight, Sleep Tight 6: A Reflection on Rest

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 6: A Reflection on Rest The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. (Psalm 23:1-3, ESV) As we reflect on what we’ve learned about rest and the believer, let’s take a few minutes to answer the questions below and them write out/speak a prayer to the Lord. What are…

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight 5: The Final Rest

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 5: The Final Rest Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you…

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight 4: Successful Rest

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 4: Successful Rest Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27, ESV) In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8, ESV) And when he got into the boat, his…

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight 3: What Keeps You Up at Night?

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 3: What Keeps You Up at Night? Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28, ESV) I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. (Psalm 3:5, ESV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For…

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight 2: The Importance of Rest

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 2: The Importance of Rest Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 5:12-14, ESV) The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by…

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight 1: God’s Pattern of Rest

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Day 1: God’s Pattern of Rest God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. (Genesis 1:5, ESV) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work…

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