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Where Do You Find Rest?

“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.” 
– Psalm 62:1 (NIV)

We live in the busiest era of human history.  It is an age where people get frustrated, stressed, and cranky when a website fails to load in under 15 seconds and when the email app on our mobile devices crashes right before our composed email is completed and sent!  We live in a time when text messages, instant messages, and video chats replace real face-to-face conversations and we think the drive through at the bank will save us time!  When is our time for rest?  Where do we find rest?  Sometimes, it seems hopeless for us to find rest in the business of our lives.  After all, who has the time to rest?

In this psalm, David proclaims that it is in God where his rest is found.  When you sit down to think about it, where else does your rest come from?  Wasn't it God who created an entire day just for us to rest?  Rest is a God-given activity that we fail far too often to take advantage of.  As Christians, we call Sunday our “Sabbath,” but we fail to make much of that day restful.  It is usually set aside for yard work, catching up on projects around the house, stressing over a specific football team’s success, or how long we can get the family together in the midst of many busy schedules!  We are meant to take time to rest in God, who is also the only provider of salvation we have!

David’s recognition that his salvation comes from God is also key.  Salvation does not just pertain to the rescue of our souls, but also to our rescue from physical and emotional problems and stresses as well!  David found rest in the God who provides salvation.  That salvation and rest comes from none other than the God who called himself, “I am who I am.”  It comes from the God who revealed himself to us as Jesus Christ and who enters into our lives as the Holy Spirit.  Take time this week to find rest in the savior of the world.  If your day can’t be Sunday, maybe another day is appropriate!  Take time to find rest in God, the provider of your salvation.
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