Dear Lord, it’s good to talk to again. And You have good news for us … You want us to rest. Praise God! We don’t get told that often.
Your Word reveals that practicing the Sabbath entails not only resting, but ceasing so that we can truly rest. Teach us how to do that, remind us that it isn’t a rule to be followed but rather a practice to integrate into our lives, for our good.
You—Your Presence—is in the Sabbath, if we stop (cease) and recognize it. How beautiful is that?! You tell us in The Lord’s Prayer “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Maybe practicing the Sabbath is one way of bringing heaven to earth.
And being in Your Presence, we commune with You, which is how we were intended to live. It’s also taking on Jesus’ yoke, which will lighten our burdens. We’ll take that!
Lord, increase our faith, open our eyes to see, unharden our hearts to understand, how trusting You to take a Sabbath day will actually work … that things won’t fall apart, that we’ll be set free from feeling burdened and we can live into the fullness that You not only want for us, but have for us.
In the Trusting Name of Jesus we pray.
Amen
