A Theology of Work and Rest

May 4, 2025 • Ritchie Johnson

A Theology of Work and Rest (Psalm 127)

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Slides:

Theme: Work hard, rest hard, and depend on the Lord for everything.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

Anxiety is the prideful fruit of spiritual independence.

1 Peter 5:5-8

You younger men, likewise, be subject to [your] elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be of sober [spirit,] be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

John 15:5

"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Part of the discipleship of our children is modeling to them that discipleship extends outside of the walls of our home.

Prayer:

1. Help us to discipline ourselves to work hard and to trust God with the results.

2. That we would take time and trust the Lord through rest and that we would ultimately find our rest in Him.

3. That we would see children as a reward and inheritance. That God would help us build these homes and His kingdom.