Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Sunday, April 7, 2013

shabbat shalom

Shabbat shalom... Hebrew for... sabbath peace...

The Creator... He created with a regular sabbath... a rest... in mind...

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,
the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Exodus 20:11

It is in the rest... we find peace... shabbat shalom... the re-creating... of our connection with God... our trust in His work in our lives...

"The Sabbath was made for man,
not man for the Sabbath. ..." ---Jesus
Mark 2:27

The Sabbath... initiated to serve man... for his well-being... and peace...

Man was not created to serve the Sabbath... tradition... turned... legalistic... drains the life... right out of life...

A loved one... struggling... crying out...

 I just don't care... 

A sure sign... of one in need... of rest...

Too much work... a 24/7 striving... empties and hardens... 

Six days... you shall labor... and work...
but the seventh day... is a rest... a resting in God...

Trusting the One... who never sleeps...

He will not let your foot slip ---
he who watches over you will not slumber...
Psalm 121:3

...with every step you take...

Trusting the One... who always works... 

Jesus said to them, 
My Father is always at his work to this very day,
and I, too, am working."
John 5:17

...to work for your good...

Are you striving... to follow Him... in all you do...?
Are you becoming weary... tired...?
Are you reaching the point of... I... just... don't... care...?

Perhaps it's time... for a rest... a day of your choosing... a regular rest... Choose a day... if not weekly... at least monthly... to stop your work... and rest in His...

It is a Way... to follow... that re-creates... re-enforces... our trust... in... Him...

Without a rest... we have no peace...

[Consider sharing your experience with shabbat shalom. Add a comment, let us know what kind of rest brings you peace... re-creates... your connection with Him...]

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