Mark 6:31 Come and Rest -Devotional Scripture

 

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to [His disciples], "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."  Mark 6:31

The Bible places a high value on rest.  During Jesus’ earthly ministry, He Himself escaped the busyness of the crowds to renew His strength. This time of year can be very busy.  It is hard to escape the busyness. We tend to go, go, go and forget to take time to rest in Jesus.

I have been caught up in the busyness of the season.  I still hadn’t even unpacked my suitcase from my Thanksgiving trip.  On Sunday, we planned to go to church in the morning, stop by the hardware store, come home and make a dish for a Christmas party, go to the party and on the way back home pick up a Christmas tree. And if I had any spare time I really needed to gather information for our tax guy, clean the house and do some laundry.  That was my plan, but God had a different plan.

Sunday morning Dave and I woke up to a loud “thump” outside.  Two inches of snow had fallen on the ground and a tree dropped right in front of our driveway.  Dave announced, “We aren’t going anywhere this morning.”  We had no electricity, no water and no telephone/internet service.  That meant I couldn’t clean the house, wash any laundry work on the computer or run errands around town.  We were down to the basics with no other option but to sit back and rest. The only thing we accomplished that day was we made a dish and attended the Christmas party; and it was delightful.

I do believe that Jesus, seeing my weariness was inviting me to come with Him to a quiet place and get some rest. There is a time to work, but there is also a time for rest.  Jesus knows that we will be most effective at work when we also take the time to rest.  Come with Him to a quiet place and get some rest today.