Sabbath Rest and Trust

All through the Old Testament, we see God's repeated emphasis on a Sabbath rest for His people. What amazes me is how few times it is mentioned that there is a great deal of trust that goes into enjoying a Sabbath of rest.

In Leviticus 25, God details for His people the Sabbath rest required every 7 years for the land, and every 7 sets of seven years a 50th year celebration of Sabbath rest was held. That made for 2 years of trusting God to provide without tilling, or pruning, or harvesting the land. On top of that, they had to trust God to provide enough to see them through planting season the following year!

There is a principle at work here that we see through scripture. God's blessings are available to those who trust in His promises. There are many who can't make themselves take a day off in the week because there is too much work to be done, or their needs are so great. They often look down on those who take their weekly day off as simplistic, or envy them for their 'blessed' circumstances. Not only in Sabbath rest, but in all areas of Christian blessing, what we often view as 'lucky' believers are simply believers who have chosen to trust God in that area of their life, and have reaped the abundant harvest of God's blessing. The same blessing that is available to all who would take God at His Word and put their trust in Him.

I trust each of you will choose to trust God for His blessing.

"And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. And ye shall sow the eight year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store." - Leviticus 25:20-22