5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
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| Sheila Walsh: Rest for your Soul | 5 Minutes with Jesus | January 14, 2026
- Christ was willing to lay down his life over us,
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- To save us from the punishment and sin.
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- Fewer worn out.
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- God longs to cover you, to give you real rest,
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- To let you know how much your loved.
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- It takes commitment and intentionality to rest in god.
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- Because our world tells us to work harder and run faster.
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- But our father waits to welcome us into a deep rest
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- Only comes from him.
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- Do you ever feel kind of worn out?
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- Longing for deep, real rest, but finding that hard
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- To find in the craziness of this life?
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- There are so many moments in scripture that reveal god's
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- Heart for this world and for his chosen people, israel.
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- And you know,
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- You can read one of the most
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- Heartbreaking moments in all of scripture in matthew
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- Chapter 23, verse 37. here
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- We see jesus heart for israel, for his wandering people.
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- This is what jesus says.
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- Jerusalem. jerusalem.
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- You who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you.
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- How often i've longed to gather your children together
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- As a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.
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- And you were not willing.
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- Jesus spoke those words to the jews.
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- But his divine words tell us a lot
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- About the heart of god for all his people.
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- Our heavenly father longs for relationship with his children.
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- He longs to protect us, to be near
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- Us, to hold us close to his heart.
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- And maybe you find that surprising.
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- There's so much, so much evidence in scripture
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- That tells us clearly
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- God desires an intimate relationship with us.
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- Way back in the garden,
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- Before god banished adam and eve from eden, he made a promise
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- He would find a way to bring his children back home.
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- It would take centuries for that rescue story to play out.
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- Battles would be waged and kingdoms would rise and fall.
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- All as part of that rescue plan.
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- All leading up to the birth of the messiah.
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- When jesus came,
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- He loved to tell stories, showed his father's heart,
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- Whether it was a woman looking for a lost coin,
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- A shepherd looking for a lost sheep,
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- Or a father waiting for a lost son.
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- The stories all contained the same message.
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- We are valued.
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- We are loved.
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- We are looked for.
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- We have waited for.
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- We are covered.
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- I remember a story that my mom told me
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- About a farm on a local farm in scotland one night.
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- Morning revealed that everything was destroyed.
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- As a farmer surveyed the barns, they had all been consumed
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- By the fire.
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- On a path towards his house, he noticed a chicken
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- That helplessly
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- Tried to escape from the farm but had lost its life.
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- While they gently touched the chicken with his boot,
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- And he realized underneath,
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- Before chicks who had survived the fire,
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- The mother hen had literally laid her
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- Life down over her chicks to save them.
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- That's a beautiful
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- Picture of how much we are loved and treasured.
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- Christ was willing to lay down his life over us,
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- To save us from the punishment and sin.
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- Fewer worn out.
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- God longs to cover you, to give you real rest,
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- To let you know how much your loved.
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- It takes commitment and intentionality to rest in god.
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- Because our world tells us to work harder and run faster.
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- But our father waits to welcome us into a deep rest
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- Only comes from him.
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- Let's pray.
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- Father, thank you that you are a loving father
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- Who invites us to come to you for rest.
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- And lord, i pray today for anyone who's listening
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- Or watching and just feels worn out.
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- What?
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- I pray that you would pull them close to your heart,
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- And that they would know that in you
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- There is rest and there is peace, and there's
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- Always, always a welcome home in jesus name.
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- Amen.
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