February 2- The Rat Race Can Wait

Exodus 15:19-17:7
Matthew 22:1-33
Psalm 27:1-6
Proverbs 6:20-26

Psalm 27
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?

I don't know about you, but I have a lot of concerns right now. Well, the fact is that I always have a lot of concerns. These concerns seem to flow with time back and forth. A concern about money evolves into a concern about health. A concern about the kids transforms into a concern about my wife. Work matters change into calendar matters, which change into time issues, which change into employer issues, which then evolve back into work matters. And you know what? I'm tired. I'm tired (not of work, or kids, or my wife, or money), but I'm tired of the concern. Sure, there are good ways to be concerned. I need to be concerned in a godly way. But I'm sick of the continual roller coaster of worry and dread, anxiety and stress, preoccupation and dismay that so easily entangles us. I'm tired of worrying about what's gonna happen next.

So, I dust off my Bible. Brew a cup of coffee. Sit down in the recliner. And I relax.
I read these words "The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?" and I say a prayer.

The rat race can wait. The world can take a break. The time has come to read and pray.