6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. My weekend was a whirlwind of activity. Weekends usually are around here…but I don’t like it that way. We work ourselves into a frenzy running around doing errands and attending social events. There are four in our family and we’re usually going in four different directions. Sometimes that even includes Sundays. When I was a child Sunday afternoons seemed to be a month long. Yesterday we got up, went to church, attended a birthday party, came home and studied for Sunday night Bible study, came home, cooked and ate dinner, then fell into bed. Most Sundays feel like a marathon rather than a day of rest. How did all this activity become the norm for what should be a peaceful day of worship and contemplation? I still need that day of rest. Just as our physical body needs to sleep at night, our mind and soul need to rest regularly, too. So today is going to be my day of rest. Today I’m considering the lilies. Today I’m not going to worry about chores, deadlines, grocery lists, or errands. Just as lilies do, I need to bask in the warmth of the Son and to reach every minute toward Him. I need to be grounded in the Word, allowing my roots to provide a constant source of strength and stability. I may need to supplement that growth with a leap of faith (which works like fertilizer) now and then, and I need to bathe in the rains that often come. Without those rains, the slender stalk of my life will dry up, leaving me vulnerable to the harsh winds that often blow. From time to time it feels like winter leaves me lying dormant forever, but here too I must rest in the knowledge that God promises that spring will return. After every winter I will bloom once again. As I wait on the Lord, my calling is to lift my face in praise to the One who made me. Flowers don’t wonder whether or not they are being what God made them to be. Only people do that. So for today I’m going to be like the lilies. I’m resting in the knowledge that the God of the universe loves me and He wants to spend some time with me. Who could ask for a better day than that? Janet Sikes Anderson Copyright February 24, 2008 |
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