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  Rest is Best
 
Hi there ,
 
Today's Text:
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
 
Rest is Best
by Daniel and Tammy Cinzio
 

It lives in Australia, in a eucalyptus tree, and it's as cuddly, cute and charming as an animal can be.  And although its nickname is the koala bear, it's not a bear at all.  It's a marsupial - an animal with a pouch, so it is actually more similar to a kangaroo than any grizzly bear or polar bear. 

 

The koala is however an animal designed for tree-top living.  Its pear-shaped body gives it great stability while it sits munching or sleeping in the fork of eucalyptus trees.   And while they look soft and cuddly, beneath that fluffy exterior is a lean and muscular body with long, sharp claws designed for climbing and clinging to trees. Their forearms are particularly strong and if they were to give you the thumbs up, it would be the best thumbs up you have ever had, cause they have two thumbs on each of their front paws!

 
Healthy koalas have a thick but soft jacket of fur over their entire bodies. With hues of grey on their backs and creamy white on their bellies, they are a truly beautiful animal to see. God has given them an especially dense fur scarf to help protect them from the weather, as, unlike us, they sleep in the open air, rain, hail or shine!

 
Koalas are nocturnal animals, meaning they are active during the night and like to snooze the day away.  While you will often hear them bellow and roar in noisy disputes with their neighbours, it is the mothering calls that are really special. Mothers communicate with their joeys with soft grunts, clicks and lots of loving touches. The only other noise you will hear from koalas comes when they are scared. When they are frightened, they let out a scream that is loud and long. It is somewhat like a cross between a piglet's scream and a bear's roar.  So, while they are very cute and cuddly looking, they are also very noisy!

 
Koalas are best known as sleepy heads; they sleep 19-20 hours a day. This is due to their diet.  Eucalyptus leaves are very low in calories and protein and are very toxic. So, the koala's metabolism or speed with which it digests its food, is very slow and they do not go out of their way to exercise greatly so as to conserve their energy. The koalas know that rest and sleep is best for them and I think we could take a leaf out of their book.

 

God designed each day with twelve hours of sunlight and twelve hours of darkness.  He knew we needed a substantial amount of rest - so he darkened the skies for the time when we needed to close our eyes.  The invention of the electric light though has of course enabled us to lessen the amount of the "oh so blissful moments" of rest and our noisy alarm clocks abruptly put an end to any extended peaceful slumbering.

 

But even though we try to avoid it - rest is still best.  Our bodies crave it, we don't function well without it - and let's face it, we sure do love it once we actually get there.  Sleep - it definitely has the ahhhh factor.

 

It's interesting though that the koala, with its now endangered status doesn't sleep with one eye open, or take turns keeping watch with the other gum leave munchers. It just sits down and dozes off in the care of its Creator. Doesn't that sound great?

 

In a world where we stress over so many things, sleep although desirable is often difficult to obtain, but in this same uncertain world the koala just rests. I wonder if there isn't a lesson somewhere there for us as well?

 

Can our Heavenly Father take care of our issues, our problems, our financial crisis, our relationship hassles?

 
I like the words of a saintly lady who wrote, "Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for His children of which we know nothing." (see reference)
 
So, when we are at our wits end, God is just beginning. If that isn't good reason to rest, I don't know what is. So why not take a tip from the old koala and listen to God who does know what's best - and truly rest in the fork of His Fatherly care today and always.

Ellen White - Desire of Ages, 34:330

 

 

 

 

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Did You Know?
  • Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin.
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