This is the tenth in a series of the 12 greatest metaphors for life.
- The breath of life: a person can live three minutes without air.
- The shelter of life: in harsh climes a person can live 3 hours without shelter.
- The water of life: a normal person can live three days without water.
- The bread of life: the average person can live about three weeks without food.
- The light of life: if the sun were to stop giving its light, global temperatures would drop, plants would die, trees would vanish, and all life would cease to exist.
- The tree of life: trees provide life-giving nourishment, beauty, and shade.
- The true vine of life: grapes nourish the body and wine brings joy to the heart.
- The oil of life: the olive tree was once a primary source of oil for food and light.
- The spice of life: spice provides flavor for bland food, healing for sick bodies, and fragrance for perfumes.
- The rest of life: after three days of no sleep, the average person begins to hallucinate. Sleep is such a fundamental part of life that we just cannot live without it. We need downtime to regenerate, recuperate, and revitalize the human flesh God has given us. Even Jesus, very God, had to rest when He walked among us.
The Rest of Life.
When a baby is born, it needs 16-18 hours of sleep to grow and develop. As the child ages, the amount of sleep it needs diminishes, but the need for sleep never goes away completely.
Human beings must have regular intervals of rest. This is by God’s design. We are not eternal, nor self-rejuvenating. We are not the Energizer Bunny: we don’t keep going and going (without rest). Adults need around eight hours of sleep each night to thrive. In addition, we need one day of rest in seven. This is what God has designed from the beginning. It is a gift from God that refreshes and restores the body. Without this rest, we will not Continue reading “One of the Great Metaphors: The Rest of Life”
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