Saturday, March 30, 2013

Rest. What a great word, a great concept, and an even greater experience! So, if God created everything, and He is the all powerful King, why did He need to rest? Well, who said He NEEDED to rest? It just said He did rest. But why? Because He is a really good Dad! He wanted to set an example for us to keep forever. Why? Because we ARE NOT all powerful, get weary, are fragile… we need rest. So, for this, He gave us the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week. That is today, and I am soooo loving it! And how do I know I should still do it (other than the ten commandments which are not suggestions)? Paul said in Hebrews 4:9 “There remains therefore a rest to the people of God (notice the word “to” and not “for”)”. In the Greek, this word rest is “certain sabbath”, which is used to depict the seventh day of the week sabbath, or Saturday. Whatever day you choose to rest, however, God used the word “to” because it is a commandment – He cares for us and wants us to rest! What a great Dad!

Prayer
Father, thank you so much for giving us rest. On this Sabbath day I ask that you touch the lives of Your people everywhere and let them experience you more fully. Let them catch their breath, recover from any infirmities, and experience a day of wholeness with You. In Jesus name, Amen!