"Six days you shall work,
but on the seventh day you shall rest;
in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest."
~ Exodus 34:21
It is not only when the work is done,
or when there is nothing to do
that the Lord's people are to rest.
It is at the appointed time for rest.
In plowing time --
when we work because there is nothing to show yet,
and because our needs are great --
we must rest.
And in harvest time --
when our work is demanded because the time is short,
and delay could mean loss --
we must rest.
Rest is an act of faith.
It is a willful act of trust and hope.
Just as we must plow in hope,
we must rest in hope.
We rest because we are the Lord's people,
and He instructs us to rest
in plowing time
and in harvest.
"When no fruit is on the vine, I will trust in You."
God has blessed our rest.
It honors Him when we cease our striving --
and cease from driving others --
servants though they may be.
Our very animals are to be given rest.
Resting in faith is holy.
"Come to Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you,
and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and you shall find rest unto your souls.
For My yoke is easy,
and My burden is light."
~ Matthew 11:28-30
