Doesn’t it sometimes seem that the world just is going mad. It’s a new year, you’re busy getting used to a new lesson or lecture plan. Then suddenly this project or that assignment crop up and need to be completed. Before you know where you are, the end of year exams are looming, and all that, before the guys at home pile on house chores. Sometimes you just want to shout stooooop. That must have been how Joshua felt. It seems like for years they have been at war, but did you notice that final line; “and Israel had rest from war.” So finally they have some rest. The problem is that when we do finally get that time to rest we are so used to charging around at school, college and work, that we have forgotten how to rest. Well, one of Gods original commandments included a day of rest. Is it possible, that the creator of our bodies, knew that we needed that regular rest? That day might be Saturday, that day might be Sunday, but whatever you do, there should be a day. A day where you can pause and take some time to be on your own, to be with your family, to chill with friends, to wait on your God. Make it habit now, and you will be ahead of most adults in this world.
