Taking a Rest

On every journey, sometimes you just need to rest. Even though driving is "just sitting down," it is tiring. Sometimes, those rest stops that you encounter along the journey seem quite heavenly. It is a blessing to be able to just stop and rest.

Surprisingly, rest stops are also needed in our faith journey. We need to sometimes just stop and remind ourselves of who we are, and who God is. God doesn't just recommend rest stops, instead, God actually commands us to rest. The 4th commandment which tells us to "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy" is one of the longest commandments. (Ex. 20:1-17) This should indicate to us, the readers, that this one is an important one.

Keeping the Sabbath is an important command, but it is also a command that is easy to forget and overlook. We think, "I don't have time to rest now, I'll do it later." But God encourages us to rest now.

You see, when we rest, we stop all of our minute by minute running, and we have time to remember. We remember that we are God's creation. We are deeply loved by our Creator. And, there is a plan and a purpose for our lives beyond running errands. Keeping the Sabbath reminds us of all of these things.

So this week, I have no deep or difficult questions for you to ponder. Instead, go take a BREAK! Enjoy the Sabbath, and remember that you are created by a Creator who loves you more than you can ever imagine.