Sunday Rest

Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life.
S. W. Duffield

Ex 16:28-30
Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions? "See, the LORD has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day." So the people rested on the seventh day. NASU

Benjamin Franklin said, “He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.” This is an interesting insight for the Christian today; for I believe we have become so busy as Christians that we have lost the importance of resting. Being still and quiet so as to hear and see the Lord’s will for us is important.

I like what Leonardo Da Vinci said, “Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.

I believe it is time for the Christian Church to take pause. Time to rethink what it is we do every Sunday. Are we resting and listening, or are we too busy to hear the plans the Lord has for us. Yes, there is work to be done, but regularly we need to pause and allow our Lord to show us, at a glance, our lack of harmony, or proportion, so as to show this world His perfection…God Bless.
Pastor William