“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” —Matthew 11:28–29 (ESVUK) Sometimes Christian life feels like an endless uphill journey, burdened by […]
Read More OTKC 29 – Come to Me & Learn From MeWe are not impressing God with a lot of activity. We are not impressing God by telling Him all the things we’ve achieved. The idea of being fruitful stems from our faithfulness, and being faithful is about abiding in Christ. Abiding in Christ is to accept the invitation to rest in Him. Often, it’s good […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Return to RestThe day reminds us of what He did. He worked for six days and rested on the seventh. The day inspires us to know what He will do. He worked to redeem us so we could enjoy the Rest. We depend on Him thoroughly from start to finish. We rest to show our dependence on […]
Read More JJ24 #57: A People At RestAnd God spoke all these words saying, I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:1-2 ESV) Some people believe this applies to them because they are Christians. It’s interesting. What we can agree, though, is that this was said to […]
Read More JJ24 #50: The Rest and BelongingOne of the worst ways to describe someone is, lazy. There’s an equally dangerous extreme to address where someone is so devoted to working that it consumes all their time and everything else is relegated to just working. That’s something not always addressed or obvious because there’s a sort of understanding of the value and […]
Read More JJ 24 #09: Rest to WorkYou have done well. You’ve worked with the ability God gave you. You have not trusted your instincts to do your own thing – you’ve put full confidence in God to lead however unconventional or unorthodox. As this is all the work of God through you, though, you remember that He gives you rest. He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Rest for the ObedientJesus the Son of the Living God recognised there were times for full on intensive work serving others and the need for intimate time away with the Father. He was particularly aware of the need for those who were with Him to appreciate the need for rest at times. The example He set for them […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Work and RestRest is something different. All week long he was on the go. Either at the factory or at home, he was relentless, persistent and quietly methodical. The difference at the end of the cycle, was that work ended. The pace was different at the end of the week. Although available to help those in need […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What’s With The Rest?Some have it in their mind. Some have a physical location. Some use it on a regular routine basis. Some only get to access the place infrequently. There is value in having a place. That place. A place for recuperation and restoration. A place for reflection and rejuvenation. Life can be relentless. That is not […]
Read More That PlaceApparently you just keep going. There’s this project today, there’s that assignment tomorrow, there’s that challenge the day after. It’s all booked in your diary and when anyone asks if you’re available, you can genuinely inform them that you’ll have to check because you’re pretty well booked up for the forseeable future. Apparently you just […]
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