Psalm 23:2 - "He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams."
He lets me rest.
In the King James, this verse says, "He maketh me to lie down..."
Why is it we feel that rest is something we have to accomplish, take, make time for? Even our day of rest, our Sabbath, we assign with times and obligations. "We must honor God with our day of rest, so we will go to church from this time to this time." The idea of a shepherd leading me to a peaceful pasture and saying, "Stop here. Take some time to rest," is such a refreshing thought. This is one of the most popular passages in the Bible, but we seem to miss this part.
I had a horribly busy morning and by this afternoon I was ready to hear about green meadows and peaceful streams. I was ready to rest. Whatever makes us think that by resting, we are giving up time that God would have us spend elsewhere?
He lets me rest.
If we are following God, He will offer us a chance to rest. We just have to choose to accept it.
I see God... in the chance to rest.
He lets me rest.
In the King James, this verse says, "He maketh me to lie down..."
Why is it we feel that rest is something we have to accomplish, take, make time for? Even our day of rest, our Sabbath, we assign with times and obligations. "We must honor God with our day of rest, so we will go to church from this time to this time." The idea of a shepherd leading me to a peaceful pasture and saying, "Stop here. Take some time to rest," is such a refreshing thought. This is one of the most popular passages in the Bible, but we seem to miss this part.
I had a horribly busy morning and by this afternoon I was ready to hear about green meadows and peaceful streams. I was ready to rest. Whatever makes us think that by resting, we are giving up time that God would have us spend elsewhere?
He lets me rest.
If we are following God, He will offer us a chance to rest. We just have to choose to accept it.
I see God... in the chance to rest.
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