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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Rest and leisure are good for you” The Pharisees were confused about the true purpose of Sabbath-keeping. They thought God had commanded them to observeContinue reading “Rest and leisure are good for you”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: ““Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.” “Nehemiah 8:10 (CSB) OurContinue reading “Take time to celebrate”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.” Zechariah 8:5 (CSB) Our thought for today: It’s okay to play” As part of my vacation reading, I’m currently rereading a novel I originally read a few yearsContinue reading “It’s okay to play”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. For the person who has entered his rest has rested from his own works, just as GodContinue reading “It’s more than just physical”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “I have had enough! Lord, take my life, for I’m no better than my fathers. Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree.” 1 Kings 19:4-5 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Come apart and rest, or you might just comeContinue reading “Come apart and rest, or you might just come apart”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Bang the pots and pansContinue reading “Bang the pots and pans later”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” Mark 6:31 (NIV) Our thought for today: “We need both Sabbath worship and Sabbath rest” The clearest and best distinction I have ever seen between Sabbath-worship and Sabbath-rest comes fromContinue reading “We need Sabbath worship and Sabbath rest”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.” Psalm 33:12 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Celebrate America; pray for America” Psalm 33:12 is about the nation of Israel. They are the nation that God choseContinue reading “Celebrate America; pray for America”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “Be careful to remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy as the Lord your God has commanded you. You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord yourContinue reading “Don’t be a slave”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: Rest, refresh, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.” Genesis 2:2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “God wants you to rest” For a largeContinue reading “God wants you to rest”