CATCHING
UP!
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Kings 19:5-6
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And
as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him,
and said unto him, Arise and eat.
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And
he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of
water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
Elijah
had been engaged in spiritual combat with the prophets of Baal and had won.
It drained him! So, when Jezebel threatened his life, he ran and sat down under
a Juniper tree and asked God to take his life. He was exhausted, discouraged
and had nothing of himself in reserve. He fell into an exhausted sleep.
An
angel woke him up and told him to eat. He spied bread and water which the
angel had brought. After he had eaten he laid down again – out like a light!
Then the angel woke him the second time and told him to eat again because he would
begin a long and hard journey. Elijah was a good man but he was spent. He
needed to catch up!
Yesterday
was a “catch up” day for me. No, I wasn’t discouraged but I was
tired and the rainy weather made it easier to spend the day doing nothing. I
woke up this morning a bit later than usual and realized that I had hardly
moved in the night. I had slept like a rock! The pouring rain I hear on the
roof bids me to spend a second day doing nothing but I can’t do that. I am
refreshed and will pursue today’s duties with vigor. I’m glad I was able to
catch up.
God
is kind to His servants who need to “catch up.” He knows that we are only
dust (Psalm 103:14). Maybe today you find yourself spent and in need of
refreshment. Resort to God! Lay your burdens at His feet and let Him minister
to you because the journey is a hard one. The end of that journey for believers
is our heavenly home so we press on.
Heb
4:9-10
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There
remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
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For
he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as
God did from his.
Dear
Lord, thank you for the rest of yesterday and the exciting prospects of today.
AMEN
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