The Devil Hates Rest
“You shall by no means lessen it; for they are idle; therefore they cry.” — Exodus 5:8 Pharaoh had a strategy. When the Israelites began to desire freedom and worship God, he did not merely oppose them with arguments. Instead, he increased their burden. More bricks. More labor. More exhaustion. His logic was simple: If they are too tired, and pre-occupied with themselves, they will stop thinking about God. This strategy has not changed. The enemy of our souls knows that if a man ever truly pauses — if he becomes quiet enough to listen — he may begin to see the truth of his life. He may recognize where he stands before his Maker. And once a man sees that clearly, freedom is not far away. So the enemy works tirelessly to ensure that man never rests. Not merely physical rest, but the deeper rest of the soul — the kind of stillness where a man encounters himself and God. Instead, man is kept constantly occupied: with work, noise, distraction, inner turmoil, endless thoughts, and restless d...