September 27, 2025
- Pastor Myoung Kwon
- Sep 27
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4
There is this feature in my car, when you drive non-stop for a certain number of hours, a message pops up and tells you it’s time for a rest. It’s a pretty cool feature, and it’s important that we take a break to be safe for everyone. In fact, when I was in the Army, every time we were on a convoy, we would take a rest every 50 minutes.
For the last two nights, I have been going to bed past 3:30 am. I wasn’t fooling around. I was in a situation where I had to stay up both times, but now my body is paying for it. I feel super tired and it’s hard to stay alert, not being able to pay attention to things. God designed our bodies to get enough rest daily, and sleeping for only three hours a day doesn’t cut it.
When I workout and go for long runs, I make sure to rest up and relax so that my body can recover. Many times runners will run too long one day, and keep the same distance the following day, but that’s calling for injury. Experienced runners will do a long run, and make sure to rest the following day or just do a short recovery jog.
You get the point, rest is important. Rest is designed by God. That’s why you can read about sabbaticals and the jubilee in the Bible. The highlight is the Sabbath, which is the greatest example and practice that God has gifted us. “Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:3. The fourth commandment also affirms that, too. After a busy week, it’s time to just let go of everything for one day and rest. Take that rest to give your exclusive time to God, walk with Him and enjoy His holy presence.
Happy Sabbath everyone.
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