Psalm 23 – Rest is a many-splendored thing
How “many-splendored” rest can be! Especially the rest the Good Shepherd gives. As our lives sing yes to his rest, he lifts our spirit, lightens our load.
Insights from Return to Your Rest: A Spirit-to-spirit Journey
12 signposts on the journey to rest
I’ve learned a lot about rest from people in Scripture. Seeing their lives with fresh eyes, I’ve seen things I had not realized: How blessed rest is. How different it looks from what we often think. How much in our lives can keep us from it. Here are 12 “signposts” pointing us to rest, signposts placed on the path by people who came before.
Mary Magdalene stuck her neck out
Mary Magdalene came to Jesus and took his yoke on her. Sticking her neck out that way, she found rest in serving the One who honored her.
Living by the Spirit: Moving as one with God
Living by the Spirit creates intimate oneness with God. That is, your spirit learns to move with God’s Spirit, as one moves with a lead partner in a dance.
Weary one, can we talk about the spirit realm?
When it comes to dealing with anything spirit, the church has a long history of ignoring, twisting, adding to and taking away from the truth that gives us rest.
The blessing of rest
Real rest is so different from what I had thought. It’s so much more expansive, and desirable, and enjoyable. And it’s so very vital. Thing is, I desperately needed real rest long before I knew I needed it. I had no clue how rest-deprived I was.
Now and forever: Resting in God’s love
Think of it! All that David experienced and described in Psalm 23 – all of it – is still flowing from God’s great love, in hot pursuit of you.
My cup overflows: Resting in God’s favor
I praise you, Lord my Shepherd. You have overcome for me all the shame that ever has or ever will attach to me. You are teaching me to overcome it too. By your grace, I drink deeply of your favor, and it restores my rest.
I will fear no evil: Resting in God’s very present help
Even in darkness, David the shepherd-king sang, “I will fear no evil.” He confessed: “Evil is real, but God’s ever-present help is greater.”
He restores my soul: Resting in God’s unforced rhythms
“Come to me,” Jesus said. As we do, he restores our soul, releasing it from the chaos of frenzy and anxiety. He leads us in the unforced rhythms of grace.