Jesus crushed sin, once for all. Yet, I bring it back up. Do I really believe he puts it away as far as the east is from the west?
Why can't I jump this high hurdle in front of me?
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places." Lev 23:3. I wonder why I am so driven to number my days, every day, and make them count. Nothing wrong there. Except, maybe, the results I'm looking for. Productivity not rest. Every night God forces us to rest. No choice about it, really. But what about rest for our soul. What lingers with me from Leviticus is taking care of our soul. God reminds them of the tents in which they live in a wilderness. We know it as our temples. And this place is not our home. Just passing through. Our real home is with Him.
Something has gone wrong. Doesn't negate God's Love or Power. No matter how I feel about it, I move to love and live alive.
COME BOLDLY: Timeless PrayersFather, I want to pray the words of Larry Crabb in the chapter on Leviticus: "You want me to be holy in any situation more than You want me to figure out what to do to improve any situation." So, God, infuse us with Your Power. I am so weak tonight as I write. Inward. Outward. What is really happening here?PHOTO: "Keep our eyes above the waves." Oceans.
I cannot imagine being an ancient Jew and trying to live out the Law and keep up with all the rules pertaining to burnt offerings, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteThank You Father for the sacrifice of Your precious Son, our Redeemer, our Lord.
Holy rest is precious, God-ordained...sanctified...a day made for man to put work aside (rest) and come together (a holy convocation) to worship.
ReplyDeleteMike and I have gotten ourselves so busy lately that we hardly feel we can breathe. It's been a joyful season but we have created this tight space where we are not able to be still enough, to reflect, to hear from God.
The Sabbath is not a suggestion, but a command. And it was designed for us, for our health, for our relationship with God and our community of believers, as well as our families.
Being busy is self imposed. People who are too busy think they are "often off the hook" for taking care of others, for prayer, for doing the very things that fulfill our purpose here on earth. I know we are too busy, and I don't think we are alone. This whole world is spinning too fast, and it keeps us from God. Well, not from God, but from realizing His Presence and impact on our lives.
Help us to be still, Lord. I echo Bev's prayer to infuse us with Your Power to be holy because You are holy. And I repeat Annette H.'s prayer of gratitude. Thank You, Father for the sacrifice of Your Son, our Redeemer, and Lord. Blessed be Your Name forever. Amen.
Amen and amen. I have taken on more in the past month than normally overwhelmed. I can't wiggle out of it. Not sure. I long for rest. To take care of my soul. To let God do that. Praying for a way, a word, a Whisper. Way too crazy over here.
ReplyDeletePraying for you.......help her to say NO, Lord...doesn't have to shout it but enable her to say No.
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