"Busy" and "tired" are two words that carry a lot of weight with most of us. "Busy" and "tired" makes us sound important, needed, and like we have something going on. We don't necessarily like the feeling of being being busy and tired, but we like the impression it gives. When Jesus comes on the scene, he offers something else: Rest! Relief! Shelter! Hope! I am still learning this lesson, but I know this, it is a good and necessary one. (PS. One of the kids kicked the tripod right in the middle of the lesson. Sorry! However, I must say that I am happy that we have kids around the building to kick the thing.... so that is good!) :)
“God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). Over the years, when I have heard lessons about worshipping God in spirit and in truth, the focus has always been on the “in truth” part. However, if we are ever going to connect with God, we must recognize the spirit part of that phrase. We must understand that the most important facts about us have nothing to do with how we look, where we have been, what we do for a living, what we have in the bank or how we grew up. The most important fact about each of us is that we are spiritual beings. We have a spirit that will live on when our short time on this earth is over. We spend a lot of time thinking about and working for things that will not last. We concentrate on the temporary rather than the eternal. However, God encourages us to rearrange our priorities. In Matthew 6:33, Jesus said, “Seek first his kingdom and his