Feb 14 - DEEP SLEEP

“The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man” (Gen 2: 21,22). 

Like a mother, God gave Adam a deep sleep when he had completed the great work of naming every living creature. Our God is able to help us rest in Him once we complete the great work He has begun in our life. God CAUSED A DEEP SLEEP. Oh, what a sound sleep it must have been! “He giveth His beloved sleep.” Indeed He is still ‘Elshaddai’, the mother-like God!

The first sleep was given to saintly Adam. He gives His saints a deep sleep after their life on earth is over – till the day of resurrection. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours”(Rev 14:13). In both cases, it is rest from labour.

He ‘took one of his ribs’ and ‘made He a woman’. The removing of this rib in the process of making a bride was not at all painful to Adam; it could have been agonizing and disturbing had he not been resting in deep sleep. Making a Bride for Christ is the work of God and He will do it faithfully and in the best way if we have learned to rest in God.

“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls” (Matt 11:28).

Let us learn to rest in God. Even today, as we labour for God, our God is more concerned than we are about our rest.

 – Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion