Am I hopelessly middle-aged to assume that what every person is really searching for is REST? I am making a rug depicting a tiny church with a soft mantle of snow on its roof. The sidewalk is neatly shovelled, the warm light from the exterior beckons. Someone had the completed version for sale on one of the auction websites. Their description arrested my attention. It went something like this: "This restful little church nestled in the pine forest is ready for evening worship."
Nestled. ("For You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble," Psalm 32:7, NLT). Restful. ("I entrust my spirit into your hand," Psalm 31:5, NLT). Ready for worship. ("Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp, and sing with joy. For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does," Psalm 33:1-4, NLT.)
Whatever life has handed you....hardship, grief, loss; Jesus can fill in the gaps with His healing love and the life and invigoration of His presence. He will lead you to the still waters. "Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. They were all terrified when they saw him.
But Jesus spoke to them at once. 'Don't be afraid,' he said. 'Take courage! I am here!' Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped." (Mark 6:47-51, NLT)
"That's all well and good for those disciples...they were CHOSEN of God for something big and He was trying to establish Christianity by doing all of those things and sharing himself with them so fully" you might say. "This is 2012 and I am just me over here in a corner. This doesn't relate." Well, if that is your thinking, chew on this verse today: "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8, NLT).
Nestled. ("For You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble," Psalm 32:7, NLT). Restful. ("I entrust my spirit into your hand," Psalm 31:5, NLT). Ready for worship. ("Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp, and sing with joy. For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does," Psalm 33:1-4, NLT.)
Whatever life has handed you....hardship, grief, loss; Jesus can fill in the gaps with His healing love and the life and invigoration of His presence. He will lead you to the still waters. "Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. They were all terrified when they saw him.
But Jesus spoke to them at once. 'Don't be afraid,' he said. 'Take courage! I am here!' Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped." (Mark 6:47-51, NLT)
"That's all well and good for those disciples...they were CHOSEN of God for something big and He was trying to establish Christianity by doing all of those things and sharing himself with them so fully" you might say. "This is 2012 and I am just me over here in a corner. This doesn't relate." Well, if that is your thinking, chew on this verse today: "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8, NLT).
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