Using Leisure Time Well - Part 5

This is the last post from The Reformation Heritage Study Bible essay on leisure. I hope this series has been helpful:

God's grace enables us to enjoy His gifts with thankfulness to Him, redeem leisure time, and delight in the greatest recreation of all. The Puritan Isaac Ambrose wrote, "Contemplation is soul-recreation." He then proceeded to write a large volume (recommended reading!) entitled Looking Unto Jesus. As important as other uses of leisure time are, the most blessed activity involves seeking and delighting in the Lord. That is why God gave a weekly day of rest. Though we may not consider the Sabbath "leisure time," it is "time when one is not working." Guard that day, devote it to spiritual exercises, treasure the means of grace God gives on it, and seek rest in Christ. His grace makes this weekly day of rest the highlight of "leisure time" and will affect how you spend your spare moments and free days.