For most of us, a three-day weekend is just about here. Some would even take an extra day to get some much needed R & R.
What I have found interesting over the years is this, when Tuesday arrives, not many returning to work will seem refreshed. In fact often they seem even more tired.
Why is that?
Perhaps taking a break from work isn't the same as being refreshed.
In John Chapter 4 Jesus was tired and had a seat by a well. It was at that time he engaged in a spiritual conversation with a Samaritan woman.
When the disciples arrived they urged him to eat something. Notice Jesus' reply,
"But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about."
Then his disciples said to each other, "Could someone have brought him food?"
"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don't you have a saying, 'It's still four months until harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." John 4:31-35 (NIV)
Jesus found nourishment in fulfilling his destiny by doing his father's will. When we are doing the will of God, there is a nourishment to the soul that cannot be found in any other activity.
Let's pray before this weekend. Let's give that extra time to the Lord and be open to whatever he wants to do with it.
Perhaps we will find that soul nourishment we crave by simply doing the father's will.
