By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing / so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. – Genesis 2:2
Jesus tells us… This electronic age keeps you “wired” much of the time. When you’re an electrical appliance, being wired is a good thing. But when you are human, being wired can be exhausting. It also makes it harder for you to find Me in your moments.
I created you to need rest. At creation, I even gave you the example of rest by taking a break from all My work. The world has gotten so twisted that it makes you feel guilty about taking time to rest. This is a trick of the devil. If he can keep you “wired” most of the time, too busy to even stop and look for Me, then he wins.
Jesus concludes… Tell the devil to get lost. Lie down, close your eyes, and whisper, “Jesus, help me rest.” I’ll cover you with a blanket of Peace and watch over you as you rest in Me.
Psalm 23:1-3, Genesis 2:3, Luke 1:79; Study Notes
Footnotes Genesis 2:2 We live in an action-orientated world! There always seems to be something to do and no time to rest. God demonstrated that rest is appropriate and right. If God himself rested from his work, we should not be surprised that we need rest. Jesus demonstrated this principle when he and his disciples left in a boat to get away from the crowds. Our times of rest refresh us for times of service.
Passage Psalm 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
Footnotes Psalm 23:1-3 In describing the Lord as a shepherd, David wrote out of his own experience because he had spent his early years caring for sheep (1 Samuel 16:10-11). When you recognize the good shepherd, follow him! 23:2-3 When we allow God, our shepherd, to guide us, we have contentment. When we choose to sin, however, we go our own way and cannot blame God for the environment we create for ourselves. Our shepherd knows the “green pastures” and “quiet waters” that will restore us. We will reach these places only by following him obediently. Rebelling against the shepherd’s leading is actually rebelling against our own best interests. We must remember this the next time we are tempted to go our own way rather than the shepherd’s way.
Passage Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Footnotes Genesis 2:3 That God blessed the seventh day means that he set it apart for holy use. The Ten Commandments emphasize this distinction by commanding observance of the Sabbath.
Passage Luke 1:79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Footnotes Luke 1:80 Why did John live out in the wilderness? Prophets used the isolation of the uninhabited wilderness to enhance their spiritual growth and to focus their message on God. By being in the wilderness, John remained separate from the economic and political powers so that he could aim his message against them. He also remained separate from the hypocritical religious leaders of his day. His message was different from theirs, and his life proved it.
If we look for Jesus…we will see His Story!
JOHN PETER GABRIEL MUHLENBERG 1776-1789
AMERICAN CLERGYMAN, CONTINENTAL ARMY SOLDIER DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND POLITICAL FIGURE
Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was a political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister, he served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Pennsylvania. Wikipedia.
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This story is about a man with three biblical names—John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1746 and began pastoring a Lutheran church in Woodstock, Virginia, in 1772. The news of the Battle of Bunker Hill cut into Muhlenberg’s heart like a sword, and on January 21, 1776, he preached a dramatic sermon with a surprise ending. His text was Ecclesiastes 3:1–8: “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
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The Fighting Parson (Anglican pastor) of the Revolution
A time for war and a time for peace. —ECCLESIASTES 3:8 NIV
In Ecclesiastes 3:1–8: “The Bible tells us there is a time for all things,” the preacher said, “and there is a time to preach and a time to pray; but for me the time to preach has passed away.” Raising his voice like a trumpet, he called out, “And there is a time to fight, and that time has now come.”1
The Bible is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; when it burns low, our culture grows dark. The best way to keep America strong is to know her history, to honor her roots, to preserve her legacy, and to cherish the eternal God who, in His providence, placed this continent between two shimmering seas, and who, in His goodness, provided a Book that became her moral and intellectual foundation: the Holy Bible.