Take "Rest" Serious

For some reason we have made rest overrated and it is very underrated! In scripture there is a precedence set by God look at Genesis 2:2"...God had finished his work of creation, so he rested"(NLT) Here we find a principle that cannot be ignored, Rest is a Divine process of recharging to continue the task that is before you. This was so important to God that in the original guidelines that God give to his people (aka the Ten Commandments) He included Honoring a day of Rest (the Sabbath) and to protect it (His words were "Keep it Holy"). Seems to me that it was pretty important to the process of the things to live by that God give to His people (we're talking people being executed for breaking this commandment). Yet for some reason we, who have begun or who have been followers of Christ, have not seem or stressed the important of the basic principle of the Kingdom. There must be rest included in the life of followers of Christ, like in danger of not be a follower of His if you are not finding a Sabbath in your life. And for all you lazy people all you see is "here is a pastor telling me that I need to stay home from church because I need to rest up from LSU football last night" and my response to you, God stresses rest you should hear what he says about laziness. If rest is good enough for God in the work of Creation you better believe that it is important for me to continue that work that He called me to(which included providing for my family and being the light and salt that He called me to be)
How many times have I missed opportunities to be the hands and feet of God because I was so tired that I couldn't even think straight let alone be kind and loving to someone in need. And how many times on a weekly bases are we in this condition. Spiritually and physically the sides of no rest are very destructive even deadly. I am guilty of not taking rest seriously and am telling you that I am at my God-given best whenever I have found a Sabbath. So I am asking you where is your Sabbath, this week when have you gotten to a place of rest (not in front of the TV or the computer that's not rest). Find Rest and you will find a Divine process of Recharging, Refocusing, and Refreshing. See Heb. 4:1-11
Respond with Ideas the You have or Use to have a Quiet Time with God! I will post some of those here!