Re:Verse passage – Mark 6:45-53 (day seven)
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.
Jesus loved the masses. If he didn’t He wouldn’t have performed such a miracle as to feed them all. Yet, the crowds were draining. Even the Messiah had limits to what he could handle. This day, ministering holistically to the masses He loved, had taken a toll on His battery. He recognized that He needed some time to recharge those batteries. He needed time to rest and refresh so He could continue this ministry, perform more miracles, and fight spiritual battles, so Jesus went to pray.
How do we rest? We probably think of sleeping in or a day of no chores, but it seems like our ideas of rest are often borderline acedia (slothfulness). We run to our devices instead of running to the Lord. Jesus recharged His batteries in prayer. Maybe instead of a lazy day in the name of rest, we should spend a day praying on a mountain (or hill, or neighborhood). Maybe we will figure out a new way to recharge our batteries so we can continue His ministry, be a vessel for His miracles, and fight spiritual battles. Maybe we will find a better way to rest.
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