1491) I was watching a classic black and white movie a while ago that had an intermission in the middle of it. It surprised me, but then I thought back to times in my childhood where I experienced intermissions.

Why were intermissions used back then (and maybe a better question might be, why aren’t they used more today?) I don’t know for sure, but I’m thinking they were used to give you a break from whatever was going on. This break might be for the restroom, gathering a few snacks, changing the subject in your head for a bit and other such things. I think intermissions are under-used today.

The use of intermissions in the Bible exists but does not manifest themselves in the same way. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus tells us to come to him and he will give us rest. The Greek word, anapauó translated rest means an intermission; a break from the difficulties at work in our lives.

What I think is also interesting about this Greek word is that it does not mean the difficulties will go away in this life, only that God promises intermissions if we ask him for them. These intermissions might be humor, entertainment, sleep, etc.

Are you in the midst of great difficulties? (And if you’re not, your time will come.) Go to Jesus and ask for an intermission. He promised to give it to you.