Spending quiet time with God will bring quiet rest. —Psalm 4:8. ODB. QUITE REST... Read: Mark 6:30-32. Some years ago my son Brian and I agreed to haul some equipment into an isolated Idaho backcountry ranch for a friend. There are no roads into the area, at least none that my truck could negotiate. So Ralph, the young ranch manager, arranged to meet us at road’s end with a small wagon hitched to a pair of mules. On the way into the ranch, Ralph and I started chatting and I learned that he lived on the property year-round. “What do you do in the winter?” I asked, knowing that winters in the high country were long and bitter and that the ranch had no electricity or telephone service, only a satellite radio. “How do you endure it?” “Actually,” he drawled, “I find it right peaceable.” In the midst of our pressure-filled days, we sometimes crave peace and quiet. There is too much noise in the air; there are too many people around. We want to “come aside . . . and rest a while” (Mark 6:31). Can we find a place to do this? Yes, there is such a place. When we take a few moments to reflect on God’s love and mercy and cast our burdens on Him, we will find in that quiet God-filled space the peace that the world has taken away. --By David H. Roper. There is a place of quiet rest, Near to the heart of God, A place where all is joy and peace, Near to the heart of God. —McAfee ******************************************************************************************* Bible in a Year: Exodus 12-13; Matthew 16
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