I’m sure many Christians have ‘to-do’ lists. We want to achieve so much; so much to do and so little time. Our ‘to-do’ lists easily become ‘too-much doing’ lists. We are surrounded by needs and acts of charity demanding our time and money. The Lord wants us go out and tell the world about Him, more and more demands. There are the sick to be visited, the homeless, housed, the hungry fed.
But, wait, let’s go back to Jesus. None of us can show as much compassion as He did or do so much for the needy. But even He, human and divine as He was, needed times of rest and relaxation and opportunity to recharge His batteries. He spent time with God alone, away from the demands. He rested and enjoyed the company of His disciples.
We learn at least two things from this. The Bible tells us in so many places, rest and be refreshed. Rest in My soul. ‘Do not be weary in well-doing.’ We only have so much energy, we cannot use more than that. And secondly, Jesus communed with His Father. If we do good things without His guidance, we will be no more than just ‘Do-gooders’. While this is commendable, as Christians we have so much more to offer. Once we step outside God’s will, we will be ineffective. Everything we do must be ordered and blest by Him.