Boulders, Rocks, and Pebbles
The way the Holy Spirit strives to change us can be illustrated by a family that buys property in the mountains, sight unseen, with the intention of building a cabin. The family goes to the land in the spring, ready to start building. They discover that the land is covered with boulders, so they spend the spring and early summer removing all the boulders. They step back to admire their work and realize how many rocks are strewn across the property, so they spend the rest of t
Rest
Our physical bodies are marvelously engineered. Along with our mind, emotions, will, and—in biblical language—our heart, the complexity of our whole being is beyond comprehension. To keep all of this functioning well, a basic contribution on our part is rest—sleep, night by night, and sabbath, a day of rest each week. From creation until now, all humankind has slept as a physical necessity (Genesis 1:3-6; Psalm 127:1-2). God has also designed into humankind, for our health a
