Slow down Today. Or burn out Tomorrow.
The psalms repeatedly tell us to stop, cease striving, and behold God and his works. As Psalm 46 says, “Come, behold the works of the Lord” and “Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps 46:8, 10). In context, the psalmist faces the rage of the nations. The act to which God calls him is: beholding and being still. This pattern exists elsewhere. In Psalm 27, evildoers pursue David. They want to destroy him. What does he ask for? Military reinforcements? A new weapon? No. He says, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek...