Our God Brings Us Rest
Today’s Bible Verse:
Psalm 4:8 ESV
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
This verse is a simple, quiet assurance. Finding true rest and peace can seem out of reach in our busy world. We worry about our future, relationships, work, and the needs of those we care about. But here, in Psalm 4:8, we find a declaration of trust in God’s faithful protection. David, the psalmist, can lie down in peace, not because of his strength or his control over his circumstances but because he knows God is his true source of safety.
In Martin Luther’s teachings, peace with God was central. He emphasized that our peace doesn’t come from within us but is a gift from God, grounded in faith. God has given us forgiveness, life, and salvation through Christ—gifts the world cannot take away. When Lutherans confess faith in Jesus, we acknowledge that He alone can quiet our hearts and carry us through every trial.
Prayers
A Prayer for Today:
Heavenly Father, thank You for being my refuge and strength. Help me to surrender my anxieties to You, trusting that You alone keep me safe. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Luther’s Morning Prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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