God's rest. Considering
the hectic, busy lives you
and I live that sounds
like a pretty good thing
to have, doesn't it? But
exactly what is that rest?
And how do we enter it?
The third and fourth
chapters of
Hebrews
compare God's rest with
the
children of Israel taking
possession of the Promised
Land. That land was to be
a place where their every
need would be met, a
place of freedom from their
warring enemies, a place
no one would ever drive
them from again. All they
had to do was go in and
possess it. But something
kept them from it: unbelief
and disobedience.
As believers, we too,
have the opportunity to
enter a promised land of
abundance and peace. A
land where we can rest
from our struggles and
enjoy the victory of God.
To enter it we must do what
the children of Israel failed
to do. We must simply
trust God and obey His
voice. How do you come
to that place of trust and
obedience? By getting to
know your Father.
By spending time
fellowshipping with Him
in prayer and in the Word.
That is the labor that will
bring you into His rest!
"There remaineth therefore a rest
to the people of God.... Let us
labour therefore to enter into
that rest, lest any man fall after
the same example of unbelief."
Hebrews 4:9, 11
Possess
God's Rest
I'll never forget when I first
discovered that. I had been
learning the principles of
faith, striving hard to do
them. It seemed back then
that keeping doubt and
unbelief out of my heart
was difficult. Then, one
day, I began to labor to
know the Father instead
of just knowing about Him.
When I did that, He began
to reveal Himself to me. He
gave me glimpses of His
heart, His nature and His
love. As He revealed to me
how much He wanted to do
for His children, it changed
my striving into peace, my
doubt into trust, my fear into
bold obedience. It enabled
me to enter His rest.
Get to know your Father.
Work at it. Make it your
"labor." He has a promised
land of rest that is waiting
for you!
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by Gloria Copeland
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