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Mark 6.31 (NIV)
Then, because so many people were
coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come
with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
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| God has no needs. He has choices, and he has chosen us for ministry.* |
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Jesus’ disciples were so busy meeting
the needs of others that they were neglecting themselves. Well, why not? They
were doing important work. People who do important work expect “burnout.” But do
we honor God this way?
God
rested after six days of creation. I read somewhere that God wasn’t really
tired – he was just finished with the job. While God is Spirit and doesn’t get
physically tired, Jesus was human as well as Divine. He got tired and he
demonstrated the importance of rest for the human body. Mark records five
separate incidents of Jesus’ taking his disciples off for a much-needed break
from the crowd.
We
suffer from “burnout” when we start to believe God needs us.* Do
we believe that God can’t get the job done without us? You may be a vital cog
in the machinery that runs the Kingdom, but God created you to need rest. Neglecting
your physical body does not bring glory to him. If God can wait for Jesus to
rest and refresh, he can certainly allow you to take a break!
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| Christ freed us from worrying about whether we are “doing enough” to please God.* |
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