Saturday, May 17, 2014

Slowing Down

Some cultures move at a very fast pace. America is like that for many of us. In other countries it is more customary to move a slower pace, taking time to observe and interact with the people and places around you. Perhaps that is yet another reason God made the Sabbath. Every week we can all get back to the same starting point if every week we take a day to rest and just spend time with God.

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

When we rest from our daily work, we have time for thinking and praying. We have time to spend with God, thinking about our lives, seeking forgiveness, praying for others that need healing, and all those things that are good for our growth in the Spirit. This message is repeated throughout the scriptures as if God was and is repeatedly trying to tell us that we are to be walking on this path. To get to the end in victory, we all must take the time to spend with our Father, seeking direction and comfort. He alone can provide these things.

Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High. Thank You for a day of rest. Help us to learn to slow down. Help us to remember to spend time with You, seeking Your face. We struggle at times, and please forgive us when we fall. Help us Lord, to be more like You. Send us today Your deliverance, Your healing, and Your abundant provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.