Psalm 4:7-8 Fullness in the LORD

Psalm 4:7-8 (KJV)  Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 

There is gladness, there is peaceful sleep and there is safety. This is the fullness that we have in the LORD, appropriated by faith.

Beyond looking for promotions and pay rise and a new car or a new house, the psalmist speaks of the satisfaction that he has in the LORD. For he discovered that in the LORD there is a joy that transcends this world’s transitory accolades and embellishments. Therefore, life’s purpose is found in Him than in anything else.

The psalmist commits himself to the LORD. There is a sense of calm and serenity in his mind, all the turmoil of the day seemed to have been shut out and kept under control and there is a great assurance that he experiences God’s protection over him as he closes his eyes and rests his mind. This is a picture of God’s care in the believer’s life. There is that intimate knowledge of a personal relationship with his LORD whom he expresses with the confidence of complete help.

The psalmist finds also a sense of calmness of God’s presence protecting and prospering his ways. He has the assurance in his heart of God’s ability to help him through the web of his distress. He dozed off and have a good rest. Amen.