Faith Is The Presence of Rest

Happy Sunday everyone,

I studied chapter 4 of the book of Hebrews in the Bible, and as always, I got a deeper understanding of what faith is. And I'd share part of what I got.

Genesis 2:2 makes us understand that on the seventh day of creation God rested. The rest here isn't the rest of sleep or taking a nap. What it means is that God was done with everything that there was nothing else to add. All that God had created was perfect that He rested on the completeness of His works, the term of rest being the same meaning as a lawyer saying he rests his case, thus, having nothing to add. My point here is that creation started from day one to day six, so if God didn't add anything else, why was the seventh day added as a day of creation, since we now understand that it isn’t a day to sleep or take a nap?

Man was created on the sixth day, being the very last of His creation. The seventh day wasn't created for God but for Man. Thus, Man was created to experience rest in all that God had created. This then brings to play what Jesus said in Mark 2:27, which says, "And He said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."

The essence of the seventh day being added was for Man. And as Man lost this rest when he fell, Jesus, through His resurrection, being the last Adam has brought to us this rest to receive. And as Hebrews 4:10 says, "For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His."

This rest is the promise found in the gift of Grace which can only be received by faith. And this was what the children of Israel refused to receive because their heart was hardened, because they did not mix the Word with faith, so they doubted, (ref. Hebrews 4:2).

Everything Man was ever going to need was already provided for him before he was created. Likewise, we enter into a much deeper form of rest when we receive Jesus as Lord of our lives, thus entering into the kingdom of Jesus Christ, and all that we would ever need has been given to us. All we have to do is believe and we activate the promise of rest already given to us.

The message of rest in Christ Jesus is so deep, I know I can't explain it enough in just this write-up. Log on tomorrow as I continue on the depth of rest God has given us in Christ Jesus. 

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

Log on next time.

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)

What Is a New Year Resolution?

Happy New Year everyone!!

It's that time again where people decide to make a new year resolution. But how many people do you know actually go far with their new year resolution? Very few do, and why is that? The reason is that a real new year resolution doesn't start from January 1st. It starts the moment you have the idea of the thing that you want to resolve. The moment you say you would wait till a new year, the zeal to do that thing dies.

The moment you want to resolve a thing, start immediately,  that becomes your new year resolution, no matter what time of the year it it. The reason is because,  at that point in time, the purpose is fresh, so is the zeal to do it also. Do not wait, because time waits for nobody.

There is a purpose you want to resolve or change a thing in your life, do it the moment the idea cross your mind. Of course, it has to be a positive one that inspires growth and development, this is important. To wait till a new year brings about procrastination. Yes, we all want to work on ourselves on certain areas for a new year, but still, don't wait for a new year to come before you make the resolution. 

It's a new year, and you'll most likely have a resolution to make. The moment that comes, work on it immediately. Don't be like a person who wants to grab a ball, but keeps pushing it forward. The ball keeps moving forward. Just grab it, take the bull by the horn, time waits for no man. Do have a prosperous and awesome year ahead.