Ipagtatanggol ko at ililigtas ang lunsod na ito alang-alang sa akin at sa lingkod kong si David. Nang gabing iyon, pinatay ng anghel ni Yahweh and may 185,000 kawal na taga-Asiria są loob mismo ng kanilang kampo. Kinaumagahan, naghambalang sa kampo nila ang mga bangkay.

Isaias 37:35–36

“Itulog mo na lang iyan.” May nagpayo na ba sa iyo ng ganito sa panahon na dumadaan ka sa problema? Dahil kahit magpuyat ka ay wala ka pa ring maisip na solusyon. Pero makakaasa ka na sa paggising mo, things can get better because your help comes from the Lord (Psalm 121:1) who never slumbers nor sleeps. The Bible tells us that God does great things while people are asleep.

In Genesis 2:21–23, God caused Adam to fall into deep sleep while He created Eve. For sure, nagulat si Adam nang paggising niya, may life partner na siya! Adam did not even ask for a helpmate. God knows what is best for us, and He can create what we need even while we sleep.

In Isaiah 37:20, King Hezekiah cried out to God to rescue them from the Assyrian kings who were about to destroy them. The Lord answered and defended them for His name’s sake. He sent an angel who “put to death a hundred and eighty five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning — there were all the dead bodies!” (Isaiah 37:36, NIV) Grabe ang power ni God! And this is the same powerful God who fights and wins our battles for us. Kayang-kaya Niyang patiklupin ang ating mga kaaway habang tayo’y natutulog; not to the extent of killing them physically but by thwarting their evil plans. Kaya rin Niyang baguhin ang puso ng kaaway at maging ang ating puso to glorify His Name.

God sustains us while we sleep. King David wrote, “I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me” (Psalm 3:5, NLT). His Spirit continues to counsel and instruct us (Psalm 16:7). And in Psalm 127:2, we are reminded to not work so hard for fear of not having enough because God can provide for those He loves even while they sleep!

Sana’y maging mas mahimbing na ang iyong tulog. Madami man ang iyong problema, trust God at “itulog mo na iyan.”