The world runs on urgency. Productivity is prized. Busyness is worn as a badge.
But the Bible offers a countercultural invitation: rest. Not as a reward for effort, but as a rhythm built into creation itself.
God rested on the seventh day. Not because he was tired, but to model for us the cadence by which flourishing happens.
A few practical thoughts:
Rest is not laziness. Laziness avoids responsibility. Rest restores capacity so we can show up fully.
Rest requires trust. To stop is to believe the world keeps turning without your effort. That is, at root, a posture of faith.
Rest is communal. The Sabbath was practiced together. We are not designed to recover alone.
This week: what would one genuine act of rest look like for you?
Its funny how when we strip away the bogus layers we put on life things become so simple?
I’ve seen “blacks” fall in love with “whites”, & vice versa. Yet we have racial bigots roaming the planet.
I’ve seen men honour women, & vice versa, yet we have gender bigots roaming the planet.
I’ve seen nations built by natives & naturalized immigrants, coworking as equals in law & indeed. Mightier than those with “amorphous equality programmes”.
I’ve seen the Spirit [of God] manifest Himself through all [human] flesh, jeans wearing, gown wearing, etc. He discerns the heart & is galvanized by faith.
I’ve seen “little men” with large egos, “large men” with little egos, & all sorts of permutations in-between.
And so I have elected to stay humble, & to do his will, & that to the best of my ability.
If God gave you $100m right this moment, would you steward it properly? Are you properly stewarding the AED 100 in your possession right now?
It is a rare man who can keep from eating his seed which is given to him now, but meant for a distant future, in today’s world.
And so it is that we see so few of us being given the opportunity & authority to act as financial fiduciaries [the finance guys will understand this one].
Excellent men are dependable. They are teachable. They love diligent work & their souls love Him.
O.J
