Sermonette: Ode to Sleep
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Jarod Ritenbaugh
Given 16-Aug-25; 11 minutes
description: Rest is an essential element for mankind. It is also a metaphor for God's short- and long-term message of His Kingdom (Psalm 127:1-2). There is an exploration of sleep as to how it benefits us in the short-term daily interactions with each day's new set of problems, and how it ties into the great rest at the end of earthly time. Physical rest helps the mind reset and solve problems, while helping to heal the body. Genesis 28 shows that God often communicates to us with direct messaging such as He did with Joseph, and through inspirations from the holy spirit. Physical death is another form of sleep, even though many of us fear it. Everyone, good or evil, finally "rests with their fathers" and we must keep in mind during our daily lives that we will be going back to them. Godly rest is the ultimate form, and all the other forms of rest point towards that. We have a relationship with the Master of these forms of sleep, and we receive the ultimate benefit of that relationship (I Corinthians 15).