I Am Working

Day 127: John 5:1-23

“But Jesus answered them, ‘My Father is working until now, and I am working.”' - John 5:17

Maybe like me, your mind immediately goes toward the song “Way Maker” (written by Sinach) when you read this verse. It is in the bridge that the song goes…

Even when I don't see it, You're workin'

Even when I don't feel it, You're workin'

You never stop, You never stop workin'

I love Psalm 121:4 when the Psalmist sings that God "never slumbers nor sleeps."

There is so much pressure on us to perform. In our classes. At our jobs. In our families. In our churches. On social media platforms. I got exhausted just typing out those five things, and there are even more areas where expectations are constantly high for us to be good enough.

Jesus consistently made the religious leaders mad with His insistence on doing good on the Sabbath day. He was bringing rest to those who couldn't find it on the day of rest. While the nation of Israel was stopping, He was busily re-starting the lives of so many.

Take a deep breath. There isn't as much pressure on you as you think. God is the one who is ultimately in charge. Sure, He will use your life to make a difference in this world, but it doesn't all rest on your shoulders. His shoulders alone are strong enough to maintain the weight you are trying to carry.

“In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” - Isaiah 30:15 NASB

"The dawning of every day, the opening of the flowers, the flowing of the rivers, the sustenance of vegetable, animal, and human life, reveal through every moment of the agelong sabbath-rest, and on every sabbath-day, his intense and constant activity." - Spence-Jones, H. D. M., ed. (1909). St. John (Vol. 1, p. 211)