Rest is important for us. So important that in sacred scripture we are told that God rested after His work.
I mean if God takes rest, then if can’t be bad for us, especially if we are made in His image and likeness. Now this doesn’t mean to fall into sloth, or take every chance to lounge around but taking rest in the Lord Our God, especially when observing the Lord’s Day.
What does it mean to rest? To abstain from servile work, to enjoy our freedom given to us by Jesus Christ. To celebrate that we are free and no longer slaves. That through Him and His sacrifice we are freed.
It is so easy to get caught up in the gotta move and work mentality, that sometimes overlooking rest comes at the expense of our wellbeing; physical and spiritual.
Let us give each other grace and celebrate our freedom through Jesus Christ by resting in Him.
