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 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,  and the young men shall utterly fall. 

 But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as Eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not be faint. 

Isaiah 41:29-31. 

  I know, we've all heard it before. "To every thing there is a time and a purpose under heaven". And," you need to take a break every now and then. You know all work and no play.....".

  But if you're like me, it's very easy to nod your head and agree-while getting right back to our busy lifestyle. I also tend to question to myself, " why is rest so important ?"

  To answer that question,  let's go back to the beginning. Let's look at the book of Genesis chapter 2 and verse 2. 

"And on the seventh day God ended his work which He had made: and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. ".

  This is where the idea of rest starts. God worked, then rested when He completed creation. If God rested after completing His task, should we?

  We can also learn more about rest when God is sharing the laws for the Israelites to live by-Levitical Law. 

 "Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, and Holy convocation; you shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. " Leviticus 23:3

  We also can read of even taking a year of rest. A "Sabbatical year".

  "But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor runner thy vineyard".   Leviticus 25:4

And, we are also told about rest in the New Testament.

  And He said unto them, come ye apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. -Mark 6:31

  Wow!! Maybe there was pressure for all work back then-much like today. 

  In a 24/7 "real time" society rest might seem impossible to do. But, if we prioritize rest like we prioritize other things in life, I believe that we can also enjoy this seasonal rest that was designed for us by our Creator. 

   Much like an automobile needs seasonal maintenance and tuning to keep operating reliably for years. We as people also need seasonal "tuning" to keep ourselves in good working order. 

  Could it be that we need this rest much like we need sleep? Could lack of rest even affect our physical health? If so, that makes rest all the more important. 

 Whatever you might do to rest, please enjoy it. Let rest recharge you so that you may enjoy the rest of the year.