Praise God for rest.
"3 When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
the insolent fury ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
6 that struck the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
they break forth into singing" (Isa. 14:3-7).
Just as Babylon was defeated, so has the greatest of oppressors, the Devil, been defeated by Jesus on the cross. Therefore we can rest and rejoice. Not everyday do we rest literally, because we are not yet in the fullness of his kingdom, but still we can take days to rest and be quiet and rejoice at evil being defeated. And our souls can rest in him perpetually.
Enjoy these days of rest. They give us a window in our rest with him. Enjoy the good gifts God has given you.
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