How can we learn from the Israelites who failed to enter the Promised Land and the promise of God’s rest because of their unbelief? As New Covenant followers of Jesus Christ, we are told to be diligent to enter His rest, Hebrews 4:11. However, this rest is not passive. The rest we enter is based on our active belief that compels us to push through spiritual obstacles that stand between us and the promises we have in Christ, 2 Cor.1:20. When we say we “believe” we must act according to that belief and take the VICTORY that Jesus already paid the price for us to have. We are in a real, yet unseen battle. We have an enemy that will attempt to block us from receiving what is legally ours in Christ. True rest is found on the other side of enemy lines when we use the authority and power of our Lord Jesus Christ to push through in faith. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).
