December 5, 2004

 

 

 

!!!!
Each week you will be able to read a devotional thought
which we hope you will find enjoyable and comforting
as well as insightful and challenging.

 

Rest Well

 

The story is told of an accountant who was having a hard time sleeping and went to see his physician.

"Doctor, I just can't get to sleep at night."

"Have you tried counting sheep?"

"That's the problem! I make a mistake and then spend three hours trying to find it."

Some people have a difficult time getting away from their work.  We certainly need to put 100 percent effort into our jobs, but there comes a time when we need to learn to relax. Even Jesus, as busy as he was and as important as his work was, saw the need to "get away" every now and then. I encourage you to do a study sometime and notice how many times the gospel writers tell us Jesus headed "to the mountains" and get off to himself.

"Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. And He said to them, 'Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.' For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat."
(Mark 6:30-31)

Learn to work hard, but rest well!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

 

 

 

This weeks thought and comments comes from
Thought-for-the-day

a daily devotional which you can
receive daily online by subscribing at:

join-thought-for-the-day@xc.org

It is created by Alan Smith,
Boone Church of Christ,
Boone, NC

 

 

 

 

Thought for the Week
Index

 

 

 

 

Drink From Our Cup

[Our Beliefs]  [Children's Ministry]  [Our Commitment]  [Pastor Rich]

[Prayer Requests] [Church Photo] [Coloring Books] [Youth Group]

[History]  [Worship [Monthly Calendar]  [Webrings]  [Links]

[Thought for the Week] [Thoughts for the Week of the Past]

[Monthly Newsletter]  [Monthly Newsletters of the Past]

[New Sermon] [Past Sermons] [Church Cartoons]

  [Lords Prayer Page] [Bible Sand Sculptures]

[E-mail]

[Home]

[View]

[or Sign]

[New Guestbook]

[View Old Guestbook]

 

Our thanks to the IPoint Midi Gallery for the Hymn

<BGSOUND SRC="Midis/how_great_thou_art.mid" PLAYCOUNT=&#8221;15&#8221;>

"How Great Thou Art"