Give it a Rest!
Joseph Castaneda
Over the past few days I've been reading a morning devotional on the topic of rest. Not physical rest, which is of course a good thing, but rest for the soul; a devotional about finding rest at the core of who we are.
As this study on soul rest kicked off, the author started in Jeremiah 6:16 and he gives what is truly at the core of this kind of reprieve: following God's voice ("the good way") in obedience ("walk in it") and then...HE provides the rest! Sometimes I want more. Sometimes I want the magic formula with three points, a clever story and a poem to show me the right direction, but Jeremiah breaks it down into simple components: follow God's voice and obey His Word!
If you are feeling soul-weary today, let me encourage you to find your rest in Christ. Take on His burden, a burden of listening and obeying, and then let His Spirit give you the rest you desire.