When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
This is about Jesus, not me.
The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
Matthew 28:8–10 The women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” Read the context Earthquakes, angels, and an empty tomb. You can't fault the women for their fear on Easter morning. Jesus didn't let that feeling last for very long. The...
Isaiah 25:6-9 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare — a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this mountain he will destroy — the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. Read the context As the coroner exits the scene of...
Psalm 16:9–11 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; — my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, — nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; — you will fill me with joy in your presence, — with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Read the context Last week's veggies start wilting in the fridge drawer unused. Your deck boards start to rot from the rain. Decay seems inevitable. Long before...