10.3.25 ~ Much Needed Rest
Good morning!
Today is the traditional day of Yom Kippur for those outside the Land of Israel. It's an Isaiah 58 day. A day of repentance and rest/nachath (Isa. 30:15,16) within the day of rest/shabbat (Lev. 23:32; Isa. 58:13)
For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning/shuv and rest/nachathyou shall be saved/yeshua;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” But you would not, And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”—Therefore you shall flee!And, “We will ride on swift horses”—Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! (Isa. 30:15,16)
Whether it's a prophetic holiday sabbath or the weekly sabbath, we all find ourselves battling the busyness fetish or the opposite fetish of laziness. In God's economy rest/shabbat is not slothfulness. And if I choose to miss His special days of rest, I will miss the salvation of God; the rest He desires of me to enter more fully, so that I will know Him more deeply. Amidst all of the 'life' that fills our schedule, can I be still and know that He is God (Psa. 46:10; 1 Jn. 2:3-6)? Sometimes, knowing is not about pursuit, but receiving. And for that, all of us need to be still. Sabbath is both a day and an attitude to nurture such stillness.
Shabbat shalom, Happy preparation day and Chag Sameach!
Shalom,
Alan
For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning/shuv and rest/nachathyou shall be saved/yeshua;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” But you would not, And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”—Therefore you shall flee!And, “We will ride on swift horses”—Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! (Isa. 30:15,16)
Whether it's a prophetic holiday sabbath or the weekly sabbath, we all find ourselves battling the busyness fetish or the opposite fetish of laziness. In God's economy rest/shabbat is not slothfulness. And if I choose to miss His special days of rest, I will miss the salvation of God; the rest He desires of me to enter more fully, so that I will know Him more deeply. Amidst all of the 'life' that fills our schedule, can I be still and know that He is God (Psa. 46:10; 1 Jn. 2:3-6)? Sometimes, knowing is not about pursuit, but receiving. And for that, all of us need to be still. Sabbath is both a day and an attitude to nurture such stillness.
Shabbat shalom, Happy preparation day and Chag Sameach!
Shalom,
Alan
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