Christian Devotional – September 12, 2023

The Savior Comes, Day 11

Rest. Read Matthew chapter 11.

Today, the idea of rest really resonates with me. While I am getting enough sleep at night, my time awake during the day has not felt very restful. Lots of things are going on, and I feel pulled in many different directions with lots of different responsibilities all piling up. There’s nothing wrong with feeling that way because that means that I am passionate about the things I do during the day, and that I want to continue to do them well.

However, God is not a God of stress. God wants us to rest in him. No matter what we have going during the day, we need God to do it through us or we will never be successful. We cannot accomplish all that God wants us to. Our responsibility is to rest in him. As we rest and relax in him, we will be able to see God work and move through situations that we never thought possible before. Regardless of the chaos going around us, will we rest in him?