And yet God's glory is seen in more than exquisite bits of His creation; we can see it in everyday bits as well. Take Esther 6:1, for starters. On that night the king could not sleep.
Now normally I would not say that a sleepless night in any way demonstrates God's glory. In fact, we do everything we can to avoid sleepless nights--sleeping tablets, no afternoon caffeine, no distractions, fans and heating pads in place.
But this night was different . . . or was it? Could it be that God keeps us awake for reasons that are beyond us? Look what happened in Esther on the night the king could not sleep. He decided to read The Book of Memorable Deeds and discovered that Mordecai had never been honored for saving the king's life. And the story of Jewish annihilation was sharply turned, reversed in fact. Mordecai was honored, Haman was humbled, then killed, and the Jews were saved through a series of amazing events. And all because the king couldn't sleep. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that this sleepless night may be where we see God most clearly in the entire book of Esther.
Don't you love how God uses the very mundane, even irritating, circumstances of our lives to change the course of them? Aren't you grateful that God is sovereign over all things, even our sleep habits? Nothing escapes His notice or thwarts His purposes.
So the next time you have a sleepless night, praise God for His glorious plans.
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