Sabbath is about rest, but it’s also about sanctification.
Tag: rest
When we fail to Sabbath, we miss the opportunity to experience the wholeness God longs to provide.
Merry means mighty, and advent under the influence of the Spirit is the only way to accomplish it.
Marthas prevent meltdowns by keeping close tabs their soul condition.
Green pastures are limited opportunities to heal up and stock up.
The truth is, we can worry our way through the night or we can worship our way through the night. One way is exhausting, the other is restorative. When it’s your turn to stand as a watchman, how will you wait?
Rest makes room for repentance. When one slows their soul to God’s speed, they suddenly become aware of all the ways they’ve fallen short. They have time and space to feel the angst in their frame and address the issue. Rest allows for repentance and repentance is the reset button; the presser is awarded another opportunity to live God’s way.
What does it look like to earnestly seek the Lord? How do we live wholeheartedly?
The Israelite priests had crafted Sabbath into a burden by legislation and should-nots but maybe the heart of Sabbath is less about legalities and more about fellowship? Maybe it looks like changing our pace for twenty-four hours and being loved on as God’s kids?