Make Room for Rest

Follow Along with the Message

God’s intentional act of rest on the seventh day anticipates the Sabbath law, which will be officially instituted, or “set in stone,” later at Mount Sinai.

Jesus said in Mark 2:27, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” But we must be purposeful about making room for rest in the New Year.

The Sabbath day of rest should be more focused and deliberate than other times of rest and relaxation.

Remembering the Sabbath and making room in your life for rest is learning to avoid…

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One Pastor said, “Rest can feel like stress, if busyness is your drug.”

Tim Keller wrote, “If our identity is in our work, rather than our identity being in Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.”

Remembering the Sabbath and making room in your life for rest is learning to establish…

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Erica Layne wrote, “Rest is not wasteful. Sometimes rest is the most productive thing you can do for your body and your soul.”

Whoever has some control or choice in the matter should choose a healthy work–life balance, always prioritizing wellness over wealth.