OUR DAILY BREAD
Sunday
September 1, 2013
A Slower Pace
Read: Exodus 20:8-11
Six days you shall labor and
do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In
it you shall do no work. —Exodus 20:9-10
When writer Bruce Feiler was
diagnosed with bone cancer in his thigh, he couldn’t
walk without some help for over a year. Learning to get around on crutches
caused him to appreciate a slower pace of life. Feiler said, “The
idea of slowing down became the number one lesson I learned from my experience.”
After God’s
people were liberated from Egypt, He gave them a commandment that would cause
them to slow down and view Him and the world “in
pause.” The fourth commandment introduced a dramatic contrast
to the Israelites’ slavery under Pharaoh when they had no break in their
daily work routine.
The commandment insisted that
God’s people set aside one day a week to remember several
important things: God’s work in creation (Gen. 2:2), their liberation from
Egyptian bondage (Deut. 5:12-15), their relationship with God (6:4-6), and
their need for personal refreshment (Exod. 31:12-18). This was not to be a day
of laziness, but one where God’s people
acknowledged, worshiped, and rested in Him.
We too are called to slow
down, to be refreshed physically, mentally, and emotionally, and to behold God
in His good creation. —Marvin Williams
Lord, I need spiritual and
physical rest. Help me
to deliberately take the time
to spend with You.
Please remove any obstacle
that keeps me from
having a more balanced rhythm
to my life.
Living for God begins with
resting in Him.
The Bible In One Year: Psalms
135-136 & 1 Corinthians 12
Goodmorning! Welcome to the
"EMBER" season of Restoration
Inspiring thank you Isyberry
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