Restoring the Soul

Job said that he treasured God’s word more than the food that he needed to live (Job 23:12).  David preferred to rise at night and praise God rather than sleep (Psalm 119:62).  The point is that we should value spiritual things more than the natural refreshments of this life.  We live in a culture that believes hard work entitles us to a period of recreation.  Inactivity and leisure are thought to be indispensable to restore our capacity for further work.  While our bodies do need rest, it is a great error to think that recreation restores our souls.  Only the word of God can do that (Psalm 19:7).  The productivity of Christians in the past puts us to shame.