Do you feel like you’re always in a hurry, whipsawed from one activity to the next, just trying to get it all done? Will life ever slow down?
In a restless world, the good news is that God has a different rhythm in mind for us—a healthier, more life-giving rhythm called Sabbath.
Often, believers think about Sabbath as Sunday only; a day set aside for worship. But the Bible is clear. Sabbath is not just one day a week, it is a way of life, an orientation of the heart.
In this devotional series, Brian Keepers explores the gift of Sabbath and how to live every day with a deeper sense of presence, purpose, and joy.
God calls us to rest, and to relax our restless hearts and spirits. In a restless world, rest is also a testimony to God’s good work in our lives. How are you responding to God’s call for rest? Are you allowing your restless heart to rest in him?
Hear God’s call today: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
Read: Luke 10:38-42 Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things. (v. 41) My work had piled up, so I brought it home. Suddenly my three-year-old daughter came
Read: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand.
Read: Philippians 4:10-20 I have learned to be content with whatever I have. (v. 11 NRSV) If only . . . Do you ever find yourself thinking these two words?
Read: Psalm 90 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. (v. 12) Four thousand weeks. This is the amount of time human
Read: Hebrews 4:1-11 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. (v. 9) The great Albert Einstein was traveling on a train from Princeton, New Jersey.
Read: Isaiah 30:12-17 In returning and rest you shall be saved. (v. 15) Today is the final devotion in our Sabbath series. The irony is not lost on me that
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