{"id":6496,"date":"2015-04-06T00:05:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2015-04-05T16:22:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T23:22:17","slug":"rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2015\/04\/06\/rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"

He sent the executioner off to the prison with orders to bring back John\u2019s head. He went, cut off John\u2019s head, brought it back on a platter, and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother. When John\u2019s disciples heard about this, they came and got the body and gave it a decent burial.<\/p>\n

\tThe apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they had done and taught. Jesus said, \u201cCome off by yourselves; let\u2019s take a break and get a little rest.\u201d For there was constant coming and going. They didn\u2019t even have time to eat.<\/p>\n

\tSo they got in the boat and went off to a remote place by themselves. Someone saw them going and the word got around. From the surrounding towns people went out on foot, running, and got there ahead of them. When Jesus arrived, he saw this huge crowd. At the sight of them, his heart broke\u2014like sheep with no shepherd they were. He went right to work teaching them. (Mark 6:27\u201334)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tJesus told his disciples that they needed to get away. But when they got away to where they were going to rest, they weren\u2019t alone. Did Jesus\u2019 plans therefore get thwarted? Were Jesus and his disciples cheated out of their time of rest?<\/p>\n

\tNot at all. Just as Jesus told Satan \u201cman does not live on bread alone\u201d (Matthew 4:4 NIV) so now, at this juncture, the disciples would learn that rest did not necessarily mean getting away from it all and doing nothing. Jesus would teach all day and then feed the five thousand. But this was still a \u201ctime of rest\u201d for both him and his disciples. <\/p>\n

\tThe purpose of rest is not the goofing off. Its purpose is the recharging, the getting energized, the recovering from the hard work that we\u2019ve been doing. In finding a crowd, in proclaiming the Good News, in feeding the multitudes, Jesus and his disciples were re-energized to continue their ministry.<\/p>\n

\tJesus and the disciples went on from the feeding of the five thousand in power. God will take care of our needs. He\u2019ll give us the desires of our hearts. We may be surprised and startled by how he goes about giving us what we need. And we may not always realize that it really is what we need. But in the end, it will be what we need.<\/p>\n

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