LABOR TO ENTER
HIS REST
Brother James, OIC
Hebrews 4:11
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
And amid all this activity of daily life two Blessed Saints appeared and one spoke the title to today's devotional. And I knew then what it is that He has and is accomplishing in His New Testament Word and through His Promises; REST.
Jesus Himself spoke of this rest that He has now accomplished. It's not on a day of the week but now a season, a 24 hour 7 day a week of Sabbath Rest the season of this present Truth of the Gospel we now have been given by Him, Who enables and recreates us to abide therein.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
We are living in Perilous Times, times of worry, oppression, depression, striving to succeed and make the emulation of the American Dream out something it isn't a part of Christianity! Times wherein many will turn from the Faith to worldly solutions. A time True Believers should be Trusting Gods Word as a guide for what they do and Gods Promises as the solutions to their daily needs. It's the season of Sabbath rest kept for the people of God; wherein those who obey His Word and Trust His Promises, those who say NO to the World and its god Satan and all his demonic false solutions enter into Gods Rest.
Heb 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
How can I labor to enter His Rest? Isn't that in itself a contradiction? For many it is, as they produce what appears to be good works but to God they're dead works as they are accomplished out of their own minds and own efforts and own strength. Jesus warned the result of this no obedience to His Spirit of Truth.
Matthew 7:20-22 (King James Version)
20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
To labor to enter His rest Christ's first disciples asked a question of Him that reconciled the seeming contradiction of laboring to enter rest:
John 6:27-29 (King James Version)
27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
And that belief comes as God gives it measure in the substance of Faith as you study, trust and obey Gods - Word Rightly Dividing His Word of Truth
