by admin | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
So now that we’ve looked at the command to rest and the merits of resting, what exactly is rest? How do we practically apply this command? Since the Sabbath is the quintessential example of rest, I went back to those passages on it. In Exodus 16:22-30 gives us a...
by admin | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but most days I feel like I have acres of things to do. Logically, it seems like resting would be antithetical to accomplishing the maximum number of things possible in a day, despite the fact that God commands us to do it. However, as...
by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
All right, so we know we’re supposed to be diligent–to work hard–at following God’s commands. How in the world does rest fit into this picture? Does working hard mean working 24/7? The short answer is “no.” Genesis 2 introduces the...
by admin | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m doing a word study on biblical laziness and biblical rest. Over and over Scripture contrasts laziness with diligence, so I decided I should do a little study to see what diligence is and what that teaches us about laziness. I...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Living with a chronic illness has often forced me face-to-face with my ideas about rest and laziness. My natural tendency is to be an overworking perfectionist and to worry that I’m being lazy. And because of this, I have serious issues trying to tell when...
