I typically don't sleep well, so I feel tired a lot. Today, so far has been a very groggy, sleepy Saturday. I have watched a few movies and done several loads of laundry, but mostly have just been laying around. Rest is required to recharge my physical body. Rest is good for my brain to take some time off. But this is not the most necessary form of rest. I must learn to rest in the arms of the Almighty.
We are commanded to have sabbath. Typically, we think of the Sabbath as Sunday, a day set aside for public worship. However, true Sabbath is sacred idleness and rest in addition to corporate and private worship. We were created to have a rhythm of work and rest. Yet, in this busy society with technology at the fingertips of all who want it, rest has lost its priority. Jesus models, particularly in Luke 5 and 6, the rhythm of work and rest... so this afternoon while I rest my sleepy body I am going to try to put my heart in the rest and assurance of God. (While leaving my computer, phone and TV off for a few hours.)
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