+DEV+ A Time to Rest

Date: December 13, 2010 1:40 AM
Topic: +DEV+ A Time to Rest

A Time to Rest

"The Lord replied, 'My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest'" (Exodus 33:14).
Scripture Focus: Exodus 33:12-33

Many of the past few days' devotions speak of "doing." James 1:22 tells us to "be doers of the word, and not hearers only." But there's also a time to rest. God promised Moses that in His presence there would be rest. Here one finds comfort, peace, and a settled spirit. And Jesus knew that His disciples needed time away from the "doing," ("Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest" He told them in Mark 6:31.) so He took them to a mountain. He knew that in His presence they would be refreshed. So important is this to Jesus that He spoke in the form of a command.

But even greater is the real rest that we have when we know Jesus as our Savior. No amount of "doing" that we offer could ever approach what He already has done for us. He lived the perfect life for us that we could not live and then credited His flawless record to us. On the cross He paid the debt for our sins. Now that is something to rest in!

Insight: I Rest In God, Set My Mind And Spirit Upon Him, Releasing And Putting Aside The World Of Crushed Needs.