Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
Martin LutherRead
The spiritual rest, which God particularly intends in this Commandment, is this: that we not only cease from our labor and trade, but much more, that we let God alone work in us and that we do nothing of our own with all our powers.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of surrendering to God's will and allowing divine guidance in our lives.
In this quote, Martin Luther conveys that true spiritual rest is not just about physical cessation from work but involves a deeper surrender to God. It suggests that individuals should rely on divine power and guidance rather than solely depending on their own efforts, promoting a profound connection with spirituality and faith.
Themes
SpiritualitySurrenderFaithDivine GuidanceRest
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon discussing reliance on God during challenging times.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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