10.06.09
God rested
Work I understand. Rest- not really. The other side of work is REST and BOTH are amazing opportunities for worship. God has had me on a journey full of difficult twists and turns- learning how to depend on Him in my work, letting go of agendas, navigating through glory and repentance, and giving my roles to God as worship.
Genesis: 2:2
And on the 7th Day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the 7th day from all his work that he had done.
God rested.
We are finite creatures, unlike our Infinite God. He didn’t “need” rest, yet He rested. A whole day devoted to rest. He wasn’t weak or tired. He didn’t need to rest just to make it through to the next crazy busy week.
What if God rested out of pure love for his people- as an example to show us how to worship Him also by resting? He gave us a gift of His grace, by resting.
I don’t rest well. Work is my default and rest is more difficult for me to do. I work until I “need” to rest. Rest is more of a necessity rather than discipline most of the time. Rest feels like pleasure and is far too infrequent. Yet, God calls me to rest – not as an optional survival method.
How many of you when you rest, take the moments to enjoy God? Is your busyness stilled for a moment? Does your soul finds satisfaction in refreshment of God? And when you experience this soul rest, do you regret not resting more often? Exactly. That is why God established the Sabbath, to give us opportunity to worship Him, with disciplined rest.
Now, if I can just plan on resting.. 