By Carl Waters
December 28, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Rest
All of My children need rest to heal their human bodies daily
Your spirit needs rest from time to time to keep it sailing
High above all others when times are harder to bare
Without rest you will become weak and at your enemy stare
Instead of battling the darkness presented to confound you
So rest your body and soul and seek the Spirit, it’s all you need do
To mount up on eagles’ wings and fly as you are accustomed to doing
People will see the strength increase as rest presents you for a new viewing
Seen by others as a new person full of worship and overflowing
With the joy of heaven beaming from your spirit and your face glowing
Only rest can renew the longing in your heart to be part of
The Kingdom of God and show the world the eternal love
Given to you when you gave your life to My Son who lives above
All the Earth and the many lives that are set free by His love
So rest and seek peace to surround you and your friends
Rest your body, mind and soul because for a healthy life it depends
(Exo 34:21 NRSV) Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest time you shall rest.
(Psa 116:7 NRSV) Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
(Isa 11:2 NRSV) The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
(Isa 14:7 NRSV) The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.
(Mat 11:28 NRSV) “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
(Mat 11:29 NRSV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
(Heb 4:3 NRSV) For we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “As in my anger I swore, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” though his works were finished at the foundation of the world.
(Heb 4:9 NRSV) So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God;
(Heb 4:10 NRSV) for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his.
