Song of Solomon 5:2 “I sleep but my heart is awake, it is the voice of my beloved that knocks.”
This very romantic phrase carries very deep spiritual insight. The lover may be asleep, but her heart is awake waiting for that knock at the door.
The Hebrew word for sleep is yishen (ya-shane). It also has the idea of receiving a revelation while asleep.
Our hearts are awake when we sleep. When we are asleep our hearts are open to whatever comes knocking. The word knock in Hebrew has the idea of standing at a doorway, knocking, speaking and calling.
Your heart is awake, and it is getting a lot of callers at night. It may be fear, doubt, worry, etc. or it may be Jesus. He comes a calling every night. He wants to come in and show you things. That’s why some dreams are filled with symbols.
One-third of our lives are spent sleeping. If our time on earth is so short, why did God create us so that we end up spending one-third of it in an unconscious state. Perhaps that one-third part of our lives is the most important part in terms of our relationship with God, for it is that one third that He can have us completely. It is up to us who we will open our door to.
So, how do we open the door to our nightly visitors? Psalms 1:2: “In His law he mediates day and night.” How can you meditate on the Word of God at night if you are sleeping? Apparently, if you are meditating on the Word God as you go to sleep, your awakened heart will continue the meditation when Jesus comes a calling, your heart will open its door to Him. Of course, if you are meditating on fear, lust, worry, anger, etc. that is what your heart will open its the door to at night. Whatever you fill your heart with before you go to sleep will determine who your heart will open itself to when you are asleep.
If you meditate on God’s Word or think about Jesus and His love for you before you go to sleep….while you sleep, your heart will be awake to the voice of your Beloved Who comes knocking. Chaim Bentorah