Returning and Resting: An Observation on Isaiah 30:15-18

The following is a observation I made/revelation God showed me while studying my devotional passage for today.  It can also be found on my Facebook, under Notes:  Returning & Resting.

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One of my new favorite songs lately is Casting Crowns' "Come to the Well," the title track of their latest album. If you have not heard this song, then all I can tell you is to go buy it and listen.  Regardless, there's a line from the verse after the first chorus that always catches my attention every time:

"Just rest in my arms a while, you'll feel the change, my child
When you come to the well"

As I was reading my devotional today, entitled "Waiting for Humility,"  I nearly did a spit take when I read the following verse:  "For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said:  'You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence.  But you are not willing.'" - Isaiah 30:15 (HCSB).  While I suppose I shouldn't be surprised how God moves in mysterious ways, I can't help but be amazed in the ways God can take the disparate threads of our existence and weave them together to show us He's there for us.

16 Ways the Holy Spirit Ministers to Believers

Recently, I had the privilege to teach a Sunday School  lesson on the Holy Spirit and how He minsiters to believers.  While I was only able to spend an hour on these 16 ways, I could see a powerful devotion or even a weekly bible study coming from this, so I wanted to post it up here.  In the interest of full disclosure, some  of the information presented here is adapted from the "Victors Every Day: Summer 2011 Teacher's Guide," a resource from the Accent Bible Curriculum published by David C. Cook.