The scripture says: “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience” [Hebrews 4:9-11].
I think we underestimate
how much of our lives we cannot control. What if at least half, if not more, of
our work throughout the day, was to recognize the things that are beyond our
grasp/ability, and taking a deep breath, and rest at that moment? Or better yet, we
could be going for a walk thanking Yehovah for the physical ability to do so
that He gives us. We could enjoy the smell of rain in the air and rejoice in
what Yehovah has created. We could talk with a close friend enjoying
the relationship that we have in the Messiah as brothers/sisters
in him.
So often Jesus left his
disciples and wandered in the wilderness. Did he take a nap beneath a tree? Did
he offer up prayers for the individual needs of each disciple? Did he praise
his God and Father Yehovah for the arid beauty of the land around him and the
cluster of stars in the heavens? We don’t know but do not those things sound
restful. Do these things count as a kind of ‘work’? It strikes me as the sort
of work I do when going for a long walk and communicating with my God along
the way, or when I discover a really good book, such as Rosablanca Suen's book “SALVATION
IN THE NAME OF YHVH”. This kind of restful work brings me great joy.
In all seasons, we
should strive to enter God’s rest.
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