We are in a three-week series on how to thrive in three areas that typically fall by the wayside in our walk with God over the summer. Last week was Giving; this week is Growing. We will only grow in summer by having a proper view of rest. In the Bible, rest is an invitation by God into something more than just ceasing from labor or of just substituting recreation for work. God both calls us and commands us to rest in a deeper way than we thought possible. In the bible, rest a gif; it is purposeful and sacred. It is what the Bible calls Sabbath. I am convinced that true, Biblical rest is a spiritual habit that the people of God in the suburbs need to develop if we are going to look more like Jesus ourselves and help others to know Jesus well. Let’s take a look at some texts in the Bible that talk about the specific kind of rest called Sabbath rest.
