Be Still and be Renewed

Do you feel rested right now? Do you feel spiritually renewed? Do you talk to God about everything? QqqHow many of us are taking our sabbath seriously? The word sabbath actually means to cease. People in olden times certainly took their sabbath seriously. Back then the people used the sabbath as a time of repenting of sin and worshipping the Lord...and that is all. Recently it was pointed out to me that I have been thinking of Sunday, and actually rest in general, all wrong. Sunday is the first day of the week. God has made it that way so we start out our weeks fully rested and strong for the coming days. Are we actually giving Sunday to God though? It's been said that we should not sabbath (cease) because we are tired, but so that we don't get tired. I've always heard that the best thing you could do is wake up early and talk to God before you talk to anyone else. On a grander scale shouldn't we use Sunday as a means of getting us prepared for the rest of the week? When we start our mornings or weeks out with a Godly set of armor on, there is no way the darkness of this world can touch us. In Mark 2:27 it says "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.". Here's why I'm telling y'all this. Thiere are certain things we make time for that is just plain wasting our lives. There is seemingly a worldly priority among people today to work the most, and make the most money, and worship the least. But, the things we need to make time for are serious, life changing, things. Like God and family. Here's my challenge to all y'all giving the Holy Spirit time can transform or renew a persons life. Soooooo, take a good hard look in the mirror. Check your priorities. Check your schedule. Check your spending. Check yourself and ask if your taking the time to be renewed. Use the first day of the week to get refreshed. 2 corinthians 4:16 " therefor we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day.".

Thanks for listening,

Adam