Give … Rest
I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. Col 2:2
Rest seems to be the often elusive aspect of our Christian experience. Matthew 11:28 has always been one of my favorite scriptures: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.” I believe the difficulty comes because we don’t really know what “rest” means.
So the bigger questions comes - how do we give what we do not have or do not understand? The reality is that we can’t. One of the unusual ways God began to show me what it meant to rest was when He had me meditate on all of the meanings of the word. As a noun, rest means breathing space, tranquility, peace as well as surplus, footing and support.
When we live our life grounded and immersed in Christ, it is He who provides a sure foundation where regardless of our circumstances we can live in peace and tranquility. As a verb, rest means a dreamy, drowsy nap as we rely and reside. It is the picture of a dependent, trusting child resting in the loving embrace of the Father. Rest is merely a state of being – the state of being in Christ.
Father-God, help me understand the nature of rest so that your very presence in me may touch another.
I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. Col 2:2
Rest seems to be the often elusive aspect of our Christian experience. Matthew 11:28 has always been one of my favorite scriptures: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.” I believe the difficulty comes because we don’t really know what “rest” means.
So the bigger questions comes - how do we give what we do not have or do not understand? The reality is that we can’t. One of the unusual ways God began to show me what it meant to rest was when He had me meditate on all of the meanings of the word. As a noun, rest means breathing space, tranquility, peace as well as surplus, footing and support.
When we live our life grounded and immersed in Christ, it is He who provides a sure foundation where regardless of our circumstances we can live in peace and tranquility. As a verb, rest means a dreamy, drowsy nap as we rely and reside. It is the picture of a dependent, trusting child resting in the loving embrace of the Father. Rest is merely a state of being – the state of being in Christ.
Father-God, help me understand the nature of rest so that your very presence in me may touch another.
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