You Can Sleep

PSALM 127:2 NKJ
2 . . . He gives His beloved sleep.

PROVERBS 3:24-26 NKJ
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 for the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.

PSALM 3:5 NKJ
5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.

PSALM 4:8 NKJ
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Rest Commanded

EXODUS 34:21 NKJ
21 "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

Do Not Worry

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 NKJ
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

1 PETER 5:7 NKJ
7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Sleep In The Storms Of Life

MARK 4:38 NKJ
38 But He was . . . asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"

ACTS 12:6 NKJ
6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers . . . .

Jesus Approves Rest

MARK 6:31 NKJ
31 And He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

MATTHEW 11:28-29 NKJ
28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 "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.

Not Too Much

PROVERBS 20:13 NKJ
13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty . . . .

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