Work

Do you remember the last time you spent and entire day and did no work? In today’s reading we see several times where God says to his people on these certain days you are to do no work. He makes a point to tell his people that they need times of rest. I must admit this one is very hard for me. Even on my days off I work around the house. Or I catch up on school work. Whatever it is, I can always seem to find something else that needs to be done. I am sure your life is much like mine, much work, little rest. I want to challenge you to find a day in the next week to spend at least half a day, but preferably a whole day, doing no work. Cook your meals in advance, leave the clothes for another day ladies, find a day and do no work. Men don’t go clean the shop, or fix that leak, or change the oil in the car. Find a day to do no work. It will be hard but it will be worth it. God instructs us to have these times for a reason. Days of no work are days where we can focus on God 100%. Spend that day with those you love and with the LORD OF LORDS and KING OF KINGS! Read you Bible, pray, talk to those you love, take a nap, sit out in God’s creation and just marvel at all he has done. Try and find the time to “fast” from all work. Don’t misunderstand me, I did not say “do nothing”, I said “do no work.” Take a few hours or a whole day if you can to focus on God, yourself, and those you love. We must find time in our lives to do no work if we are to ever find the full and abundant life Christ has for us.