“Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Mark 2:27 NIV
God rested on the seventh day of creation and all He had made was good! It sure was, it was perfect! When I gaze into the heart of an orchid and see a bird, I wonder at my God who created it. When I see very small birds I wonder at their structure, when I see small sea dragons I am amazed that God created the male to birth hundreds of young, very tiny creatures, all able to swim and live.
What a mind that designed all creatures great and small. So many intriguing creatures! What a work. We are worn out after designing one thing let alone thousands.
This past week I had to design an 18 day holiday in China, booking hotels, trains, planes, tours. It was exhausting! There were difficulties in Tibet as we had to leave on the last day of the tour, no looking around. I had to reschedule our train trip back to Beijing. As I had two spare days I slotted in Xian and the Terracotta Warriors. It meant cancelling one leg of a train trip and adding another. Fortunately my initial deposit was refunded. My brain was frazzled and the next day I took off to walk to the pool and swim. I could not apply my mind to any more planning, it refused, it needed a rest.
We need a day to rest our minds and bodies from work. In Nepal all things are considered work apart from sitting, sleeping, and resting. We westerners do not call planning and speaking to people about those plans work. We only count the actual going to a place of work ‘work’. However, God planned and created and it was work.
I love Saturday and Sunday for on these days I do indeed rest. Today my friend Chelle and I will do a long walk, and later bake a cake for a friend’s birthday tomorrow. Tomorrow I walk to church and enjoy God’s people. Friends and I will lunch together at our favourite restaurant and later we will attend the birthday party.
Rest is to be enjoyed. It is a time of refreshment, fellowship and fun. Daily I rest in fellowship with my God. I desist from anxious toil and planning. Early morning works best.
Worship is a good form of rest! It is refreshing and enjoyable. It is not work. Today I will sing Jesus over all creation!
My favourite Nepali worship song:
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