Much of what
we do in this world is busyness. We get overly involved and double-booked in
our schedule; yet make no time for play, worship and fellowship with family and
friends.
We burn the
candle at both ends until we burn out, making our self sick in the process. We
have so many irons in the fire that we can barely keep everything straight even
with a calendar and sticky notes.
We have so
little of our self to put into each endeavor that they are all lacking to some
degree or another. We constantly run from one plate to another to keep them all
up in the air and spinning.
The rare
person who learns the value and secret of entering God's rest, ceases this
striving in the flesh, follows the leading of God's Spirit each moment of the
day, and trusts in God's overall plan for their life (Hebrews 4:7-10).
They are
more interested in accomplishing the works which God preordained for them to do
than in fulfilling their own goals and agendas (Ephesians 2:10).
They are not
tempted by the world, the flesh or the devil to compete or to get ahead in this
world. The trappings of life have lost their glitter and are no longer appealing.
Lining up
their desires with the purpose of God for their life, they love Him above all
else and they hunger and thirst for the manifestation of His presence to fill
their body, soul and spirit (Ephesians 3:18-19).
Prayer:
Father God,
thank You for Your law, which showed us the futility of attempting to reach
fulfillment by human means and measures. We are so glad that Your law pointed
us to Christ and His finished work on Calvary.
A life in
Your presence is ours once we convert from a child of this world to Your child
- forever free of the cares of this life and joyously cared for by You (John
3:16-18; Romans 3:19-25; 1 Peter 5:7). Thank You for using us to demonstrate
Your righteousness to the world around us and draw us ever closer to Your
rivers of living water within us.
Thought for
the Day:
What time is
there in life for rest, recreation, serenity and fulfillment amidst the turmoil
of agitated rushing after useless pursuits in a state of disorder, the tyranny
of cares and the mountain of depression rising within our soul?
