R&R

R&R, Sometimes the military calls this rest and recuperation or rest and recreation. I prefer rest and recreation. I like that word recreation because it is a rendering of re-creation. Re-creation is what the Lord Jesus is doing to the world and it is what He is doing to us as we gather here each Lord’s Day.

         Sabbath Communion is R&R. Are you feeling it? The Lord has given us rest in Jesus. We find rest because we can stop striving. We can stop trying to purge our sins and we can stop trying to save ourselves by our good deeds. Both actions are equally frustrating and impossible.

         When we come to Jesus, we get real forgiveness for real sins. Nothing we can do but say, Thank you, Jesus. When we come to Jesus, we realize that our life in Christ is a life of grace and so we can rest in any work that we do as His work by His Spirit.

         And this leads us to the re-creation part. In Jesus, after His rest, we are new creatures. We are ready for Monday, for the rest of our lives in Jesus. So, glad we get R&R every week!