Find True Rest In Him

“Find True Rest In Him”

By Zach Wood

Psalm 62:5-8 NIV

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him.  Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.  My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.  Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.

One of the things I enjoy most about being a dad is when my kids come up to me and throw their arms around me longing to get a some loving from daddy.  Sometimes it’s a simple hug or they ask me to pick them up while hugging them.  I love doing both.  I never get tired of them wanting daddy to embrace them.  It will never get old.  I love it!  What I also cherish are the times they come sit by me on the couch or they nestle their head on me if we’re out somewhere together.  Sometimes, they just want me to hold them or they just want to rest on me gently.  Whatever it may be, I cherish those opportunities. 

Every time I think about them doing this, I tend to tear up and get an emotional feeling of overwhelming thankfulness because they want daddy.  I am so thankful they still want to come to daddy to rest in my embrace.  I am a refuge to them, not necessarily when they are in trouble, but just moments where they want to snuggle up to me.  I will never turn that away.  It’s one of the moments I most cherish about my kids.  And, I always think to myself, “God, why do they love me so much like this?  I don’t deserve it!”  I used to ask them, “Why do you want me?” They would simply reply, “I don’t know.  I just do”. 

God wants us to feel much the same way toward Him as my kids do to me.  God opens His embrace to me each and every day.  So often I just need to rest in His embrace and be in His presence.  Not always for comfort from trouble, but just to rest in Him.  I love to rest in knowing He’s there for everything with me.

Years ago, the Christian rock group Skillet came out with a song called “Rest”.  It was a favorite song of mine and describes the simple longing to come to our Father to rest in Him.  Here are some of the lyrics:

And I rest in the shelter of Your love
And I rest in the wonder of Your grace
And I rest in the shelter of Your love
And I rest in the wonder of You

Take all the old and You make it new
Everything I give to You
You're the hope that can pull me through
Hallelujah

When is the last time you rested in the arms and embrace of our Heavenly Father?  We need rest and He is there for anything we need.