Tag Archives: Rest

Too Much Rest

  Rest is good. But it can also be too much of a good thing.   Proverbs 24:33-34 (NIV) A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Day

  Psalm 23:2 (EXB) He lets me rest [makes me lie down] in green pastures …   This beloved psalm reminds me that God wants us to rest. He says, “Put your feet up, take a nap, go to bed.”  … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Week

Today is my back-to-work day. Yesterday was my Sabbath, my day of rest.  Exodus 20:9-10 (NIV) Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not … Continue reading

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Time for Rest

Mark 6:31 (GNT) There were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his disciples didn’t even have time to eat. So he said to them, “Let us go off by ourselves to some place where we will be … Continue reading

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Morning Prayer: God’s Rhythm of Rest

Good morning, Lord. Thank You for sleep, for dreams, for recharging me body and soul. You hard-wired me for rest, yet so often I try to work against Your plan. Forgive me for thinking rest is a waste of time, … Continue reading

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In Faith

  By faith, we go. In faith, we rest.   In faith: we lie down in green pastures (Psalm 23:2) we lean on the everlasting arms (Deuteronomy 33:27) we find rest for our souls (Matthew 11:29)  

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Come, Rest

  Give thought to Christ’s words:     Matthew 11:28 (MSG) 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 … Continue reading

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Simply Rest

Mark 2:27 (MEV) Then He [Jesus] said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”   “The sabbath was made for man – For his rest from toil, his rest from the cares and … Continue reading

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Advent: Rest

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My Turn for Rest

  Ecclesiastes 4:6 (ESV) Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.   See you in ten days.

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