Heb
4:1 - 10
Many Christians have come to the Lord but they have not come to
rest. They're always on edge whether they will make it or not. But may we have faith to
trust the promises of His Holy Word and enter into His rest, Just as Joshua and Caleb
believed the Lord's Word and entered into His rest.
Here we are reminded again that God created the universe in six
days. People try to belittle God by saying that it is impossible for Him to create the
universe in six days and that it took Him millions of years. But we believe that He could
have created the universe in even much less than six days. He saved me from my sin and if
He could do that He could create the universe in six days or even less if He wanted to.
We also read that after He created the universe in six days He
said that it was good, and on the seventh day He rested.
(There are those who are allergic to work; they sit around for six
days doing nothing and then on the seventh they do a little and then they are overworked.)
God has created you and me for a purpose so that His Name might be
glorified. Will He look back on you and I and say that it was good?
Can Jesus glorify His Name through your life? Do you do what you
do unto Christ? Have you become a bond-slave to Christ? Are you servant to all like Jesus
Christ Who gave His life to others? Do you have the Spirit of Jesus Christ? Do you have
compassion on the lost? God expects each of us to be ambassadors of Christ, so that a
person who meets us comes to perfect rest and peace in Christ.
What does your family experience in your presence dear father? Do
they experience the rest of Jesus? Mother, does your husband experience the rest of Jesus
in your presence? Does the rest and peace of Jesus Christ prevail in your home? Do the
visitors experience the peace of Christ? In your personal life have you come to perfect
rest or is there turmoil in your heart? Have you become a partaker of the Spirit and
Nature of Jesus Christ? Apply His promises to your life and believe in His Word.
This is absolutely essential for us Christians. Unbelievers should
experience the rest of Jesus Christ in our presence.
See to it that you enter into that peace and rest and do not stop
until you have experienced the peace and rest of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. See to
it that you have a perfect relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
If you have grieved the Holy Spirit and your heart is in turmoil,
quickly go to Him and ask His forgiveness that you might be cleansed by the precious Blood
of our Lord Jesus. Then you will once again experience His peace and rest. Make your peace
with God and do not be stubborn and self-righteous.
In Ps 132:13, 14 we see that He desires to dwell with His
children. Is He dwelling among us? Don't be a stumbling block that He doesn't feel at home
in His dwelling place. Allow God the Holy Spirit to burn away all dross in your life. Come
to the cross with your failures and sin that He might dwell with you.