Did you know that God’s Word calls your home a resting place? Isn’t that a delightful name? God means what He says in His Word. He doesn’t want inside pressures or outside evil influences to spoil your resting place.
Proverbs 24:15 says: “Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting place.”
Guard your resting place. Don’t let anyone or any organization or spoil your resting place. Deal with every situation that spoils the rest in your home. Don’t let them fester and grow bigger. Resist all outside evil influences. Take time to create order and peace in your home. Make it what God wants it to be—a “resting place.”
In Hosea 11:11 God says that He will “settle” Israel in their homes. God loves us to be settled. The Knox translation says: “In their own home, the Lord says, I will give them rest.” Isn’t that lovely? Often, we get overwhelmed and agitated in our spirits because we are too busy running here and there. When we get into this state, God reminds us to come back home. You’ll find rest in your home, not gadding about.
This doesn’t mean that you won’t be busy in your home. You can be busy and yet at rest in your spirit. Get into the habit of living a “restfully busy” life.
Love from Nancy Campbell
Painting by Theodore Robinson (1852-1896).