Finding Rest In A Busy WorldSample

It was the great Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther who said: I have so much to do today that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.

I love the irony in that quote. Usually, the first thing to nix from the agenda when we’re short on time is prayer. 

It’s the easiest thing to hit the “Esc” tab on. Usually, the repercussions aren’t immediately evident. 

But slowly time without Jesus leaves us drained. It starts chipping away at our souls. 

I don’t know how long exactly you and I need to spend with him. But we do need to spend enough time to be filled with the Living Water before we can pour out. 

Jesus tells Martha that her sister did the one thing that is needed.

Maybe that can be our prayer this morning. A prayer from Psalm 27: 4

One thing I ask of the Lord. This is what I seek. That I may dwell in the house of the Lord forever. To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and behold Him in His temple.

It’s only when we fix our eyes upon Jesus that we can value ourselves the way He values us.

Only then can we rest and not strive. Only then can all our work be as worship unto Him. Whether we work out of swanky corporate offices or if we are scrubbing poop stains off a baby’s onesie, all our work can be worship when our worth is rooted in Jesus.

Lean In

Father God, remind me today that only one thing is needed - and His name is Jesus. Help me to pursue Him. Help me love Him more completely. But, first, help me bask in His lavish, extravagant love for me. My soul finds rest in God alone. In Jesus name, Amen