Episode 447 - Show Notes
- When you open your Bible from the beginning, the very first thing we see God do is work. He is doing the work of creation, but the second thing God does is rest. He rests from his labor. I truly believe that from the earliest pages of scripture God is setting for us an example.
- While rest for our physical bodies is essential, the Bible talks about another kind of rest, one that God offers us. It is rest for our soul.
- What a powerful call this is! Jesus calls all of us who are carrying heavy burdens to come to him. Today if you are weary you can come to Jesus. If you feels as if you can’t take it anymore, you can come to Jesus.
- What does Jesus offer us? He says he will give us rest for our souls. Doesn’t that sound good to you? Would you like to experience rest for your weary soul? Are you tired of being overwhelmed by the cares of this life? Are you weary with the stress, anxiety, worry, and fear? In the presence of Jesus there is a deep rest for your soul.
- I’m convinced we carry burdens we have no business carrying. I suppose it’s our human tendency to take on more than we can carry. We fight battles we shouldn’t fight. We live with high levels of stress, pressure, and anxiety. Hypertension, high blood pressure, panic attacks, and burnout are all too common in today’s culture.
- When Jesus says he will give us rest for our soul, he is saying there is a divine rest for our inner life, the emotional part of us. There is a God-given rest for the part of you that is afraid, anxious, worried, and stressed out. There is a peace for your soul that calms the storm within.
- This rest is received when we make a decision to trust him. Will you trust Jesus with the things that cause you to be anxious? I once hears someone say, “the truest sign of faith is rest.” Our faith is demonstrated when we can trust God with our needs and simply rest in belief that he will take care of everything.
Matthew 11:28-29 - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Psalm 62:1 - “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast your anxieties on me, for I care for you.”
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