Burn Out

Our Heavenly Father told us to rest.  He not only gave us the commandment to rest, but He, Himself, was an example to us.

Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. ¹¹ For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
 

 He, also, showed us how to keep the Sabbath.  When the Israelites were in the desert, the Lord provided for their needs.  On the sixth day of the week, he gave them enough food for two days, thus they did not need to gather food on the Sabbath.

Exodus 16:4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. 5 And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”
 

To rest in the Lord we not only stop our work, we also put our trust in God.

Psalms 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.

 21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.

28 For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall slide.

 32 The wicked watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.

 34 Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace. 

Lately I have been so overcome with so many of the Facebook messages I receive.  They are no longer filled with information, but have turned to hate-mongering, filled with slanderous words and unsubstantiated lies.  Do I stay and try to bring peace, or do I cut them off?    If they are allowed to go unanswered, then their words are spread to how many more without any protest from anyone.  Yesterday I could take it no more.  I had a day totally to myself.  I deactivated my Facebook sites and until my mind quits hurting, I am not going back in there.   Yesterday was pretty much a day of rest...although I had returned home, I did not even go to church, I could not handle anything. 

Jesus says He will give us Peace when we walk with Him, let it be so.

Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

And, as God promised Moses, so may the Peace of God be with us.

Exodus 33:14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

 

 

Sunday

What A Day That Will Be:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2dEldd9h-Q

Does not it seem like all around us the world is going into chaos?   Homosexuality is like the Morning Glory weed whose roots spread and strangle all in its path.  Abortion is finding its way into the lives of all, and soon to be indirectly paid by all taxpayers, in the upcoming health care change.  In almost all the lands there is civil unrest.  Countries are threatening other countries with annihilation as they build up their arsenal of weapons and nukes.  Terrorists are overtaking countries  and murdering people in the name of a vengeful god.

 

Freedom is slowly being taken from the People as laws, rules and regulations are imposed on all things in our lives, from the number of animals we are allowed to have, to whether we can have a gun, and what type, to the type of home we can have, and the endless list goes on into all aspects of our lives.  

 

I have been so blessed to have been born on a farm and having parents that weren't afraid to build a life for themselves and their family.  Dad remodeled the house, built a huge chicken house, a garage, a pump house, and, also, built a dam and went into irrigation farming.  Part of the land was ranching and he raised range cattle, milk cows, sheep and pigs.   My Mom over the different years raised chickens and turkeys.  Every year she planted a huge garden and her and Dad put in a huge shelterbelt that included cherries, currents, plums and apple trees. They helped their neighbors when the neighbors were sick and the neighbors helped them when they were.   I quite image when the Lord returns, the people that will be left on this earth will return to the land.

 

I pray the Lord will come soon.  That the children, that on this day and the days ahead, who face abortion, physical and sexual abuse, sickness, loneliness, abandonment, and death of themselves or family, will find a Deliverer that will return and save them.  Lord let the day of your return be soon.