sabbath

he gave everything to make us a resting place

lately the Lord has been teaching me the art of sabbath. rest. worship. adoration. dwelling.

i think the concept of sabbath can feel difficult. i myself quickly fall into the wrong heart posture of rest. turning a day into a chore. a task to check off my list to please the Lord. a day set apart turns into merely hours or even minutes that i struggle to put aside. it ends in frustration as i failed to complete the task. and again, i missed the whole point.

and that was never the intention of Jesus when he said to sabbath.

the heart of sabbath goes back to the heart of eden

a place of dwelling, intimacy, pure worship

rest found in the life giving presence of our creator

refreshment for the soul that only the living water can bring

this state of eden - this state of dwelling

a place the Lord has been faithful to lead his people back to

we see it in the tabernacle

in the temple

and now in us because of his perfect sacrifice

he gave everything to make me a dwelling place

so why don’t i pause and dwell?

someone once told me that sabbath is one seventh of your life set aside.

is he not worthy of that?

what does it look like to sit and sabbath

what does it sound like when you remove the noise

what does it feel like to step away from the busyness and breathe in fresh life

to sabbath. to dwell. to worship.

so that he may sustain us in the busyness

peace + love