Most preachers are extremely busy on Sunday. There are sermons to preach, classes to teach, people to visit, counseling sessions, meetings to attend, and other special events.
Today, I left my house about 6:30 and finally got home about 9:30. Following worship, I took a new family to lunch, went to visit one of our wonderful sisters in the hospital, met with a dear family at the funeral home about the service for their loved one, attended an open house hosted by our education ministry, met with a family who needed to talk, and after worship had dinner with some friends.
Please understand, I am not complaining. After all, we only work one day a week, so we better pack in as much as we can!! Besides that, it is good for me to stay as busy as possible at this point in life.
Having said all of that, I need to rest tomorrow, but the schedule for the day is full already, so I’ll have to wait a little longer.
Brothers, we need to work some rest and relaxation into our lives. We need some time to reflect, to renew ourselves, to replenish the well. God knew rest is important. He rested after the work of creation.
At times Jesus would get away from the masses and spend time alone with the Father. If Jesus needed to do that, then we certainly need it.
If we work hard, like the Lord wants us to work, there is no need for us to apologize when we rest. We don’t need to explain ourselves. If we don’t abuse our personal time, the people who matter most, will be supportive. They will also be thankful, and our families will be blessed.
We hope you have a great week and we hope you have some time to be renewed. We love you all.
