God invites us to enter with Him
into His Sabbath rest. He offers us a place under the shadow of His wings to
escape the hectic pace of our lifestyle.
When we realize that our true identity comes from our
relationship with God, and that His opinion of us is all that really matters,
we blossom wherever He plants us.
We live as a praise and honor to His name rather than our
own name. We yoke up with Jesus, and our lot in life becomes easier and lighter
(Matthew 11:30). We enjoy a deeper intimacy with Him as our yoke-fellow.
If we commit to step aside for a
few minutes several times during the busyness of our day, we can experience
this rejuvenating rest. We take time to breathe deeply, to enter into God's
presence, and to focus on Him and His will for the next moment of our life.
Our soul experiences peace that
transcends human capabilities, our spirit grows stronger through our connection
to His influence, and our body heals of many of its diseases.
As we mature
in the Lord, we make more time to spend segments of rest in His presence, and
to focus our entire being on Him (Psalm 46:10). We bless Him for who He is and
for His abundant love for us.
This time
can be just a few moments or an extended period. Then, we abide in God's rest
as His Spirit directs the remainder of our day; and we follow along with His
plans instead of our own.
Prayer:
Father God,
help us not to give Satan a foothold into our life by allowing his thoughts to
infiltrate our soul - our thoughts, decisions and emotions. We do not want to
unwittingly open a door into our soul for him to take advantage of us, to
side-track us and to destroy our witness for You.
Reveal his
lies to us so that we can combat them with Your Truth. Strengthen us in our spirit as we respond to
Your will for each moment of our life. Now and always, we want to serve at the
pleasure of our King Jesus, following Your will for our life and living in Your
Sabbath rest each moment of our day.
Thought for the
Day:
Once we
learn to abide in God's Sabbath rest, rather than pursuing meaningless
activities in life, we find peace and joy and live in the power and anointing
of abiding in the center of God's will.
