Entering God's Rest
November 18, 2019
So I swore in My wrath, “They shall not enter My rest.” — Hebrews 3:11
The writer of Hebrews is quoting from Psalm 95 concerning the day when
the people failed to enter the Promised Land, failed to experience the
peace and abundance God wanted to give them.
God has promised us rest. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). When you
receive Jesus as your Savior, one of the first experiences you have is
deep peace. Having surrendered, you are no longer fighting against God.
God wants you to have a beautiful, placid, unperturbed life—a life of
peace and rest. Yet, how few of God’s people really know and experience
that perfect peace that passes human understanding. Perhaps that is
because we don’t believe His promise. Like the children of Israel, we
let the giants in life keep us from taking all that God wants to give
us.
Many of you are still in the wilderness in your Christian experience;
you still struggle with the flesh and you’re not gaining ground or
conquering anything. You are not living a victorious Christian life.
In our unbelief, we don’t trust Him to do the things He promised He
would do. God is saying, “You have been in the wilderness long enough.
It’s time to move into the Promised Land. It is time to go in and
conquer the land.” Take the victories that God has for you and begin to
experience the richness and the fullness of life in Jesus Christ.
Experience His rest.
Lord, may we follow You into that place of victory. IN JESUS’ NAME, AMEN.
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