Unpluggedनमूना

In Luke 5 we see Jesus withdrawing from people in order to pray. Jesus withdraws from people for a lot of different reasons in the New Testament. He withdraws in order to work through tragic news, like when He learns that His friend John the Baptist has died. He withdraws to gain insight on important decisions, such as which men to call to follow Him. He withdraws so that he simply can pray. He withdraws to enjoy time with His closest companions. He withdraws as a means of teaching His disciples the unparalleled value of rest. He doesn’t wait until His mission is accomplished. He doesn’t wait. When He senses its time to withdraw, He just goes.

Jesus obeyed a deeper rhythm: engage, engage, engage, withdraw… engage, engage, engage, withdraw.

Rhythmic—that’s how Jesus lived.

It’s how we’re invited to live too.

We’re invited to work hard and retreat frequently and trust that whatever falls through the cracks while we’re retreating will get tackled during our next working-hard time. 

There’s an ugly fear in all of us that if we don’t keep all the plates spinning, they might just crash to the floor. Secretly we’re afraid that if we don’t keep doing what we’ve always done, all of life will fall apart. 

If we live our best lives, though, we know this is not the case. We see that we are not the sum of our spinning plates. We see that we desperately need a break. We hear loud and clear the call to rest.

In today’s passage, you’ll see Jesus resting, performing a miracle, and then going out again for a time of solitude. What if you approached your life the same way? How can you “unplug” today in between the busy points of your life? Pray about it!