The One Who Never Slumbers Or Sleeps

The story is told of a summer camp counselor, who, after a long and tiring day of hiking, told the kids under his charge, “Let’s go to sleep and put our cares in God’s hands.” One of the kids said, “Might as well, He’s up all night anyway!”

We may be God’s children, but we still battle with the problem of worry. Fears about the future gradually creep in. These fears become stronger and stronger, until they eventually become overwhelming. This happens when we begin to replace our faith with anxiety, shifting the burden from God’s strong shoulders to our frail ones.

Suddenly, we fret and become afraid; We can’t sleep.

It’s times like these that we need to remind ourselves that God is always on the alert because He never sleeps (Psalm 121:4). He knows everything, including those things we fear (Psalm 44:21; Psalm 139:1-2).

He is everywhere (Psalm 139:7-10), and He is in charge of our world (Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 1:3; cf. Nehemiah 9:6). Therefore, we do not need to be afraid of either the present or the future. Do we really believe that God is all-seeing, all-knowing, and all-powerful? Do we realize that He is in complete control of His creation?

Thus, we need to place all of our cares and concerns in His hands. Rest assured that He’ll take care of everything, for He is the One who never slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets