It is a poetical thought that God is dormant or "asleep" when He doesn't
respond readily to the needs of His people - when He seemingly appears
to be unconcerned with their troubles. It is then that they have to
awaken Him to activity with their cries. Both Asaph and Isaiah prayed
the most powerful prayers to "awaken" God's power on the behalf of His
people. But, in relation to the Church of today, is it God Who is
"asleep" here? What do you suppose is
His response to these
prayers concerning the Church of today? Isaiah 52:1 gives His response. It
is not God Who sleeps. The one to "awake" is "Zion" - His church!
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