REST
BREAD
13 If you
are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find
favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people." 14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give
you rest.” Exodus 33:13-14 (NIV)
43 So the
Lord gave Israel all the land he
had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled
there. 44 The Lord gave them rest on every side, just
as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them;
the Lord handed all their enemies
over to them. 45 Not
one of all the Lord's good
promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled. Joshua 21:43-45 (NIV)
27 “Do
not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel. I will surely save
you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. 28 Do not fear, O Jacob my
servant, for I am with you,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 46:27-28 (NIV)
16 This
is what the Lord says: “Stand at
the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is,
and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will
not walk in it.’” Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man; he knows
that they are futile. 12 Blessed
is the man you discipline, O Lord,
the man you teach from your law; 13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit
is dug for the wicked. 14 For
the Lord will not reject his
people; he will never forsake his inheritance. Psalms 94:11-14 (NIV)
1 My
soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my
salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalms 62:1-2 (NIV)
1 He who
dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will
say of the Lord, “He is my refuge
and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 91:1-2 (NIV)
17 The
fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be
quietness and confidence forever. 18 My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in
secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Isaiah 32:17-18 (NIV)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. 29 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. 30 For my
yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew
11:28-30 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Knowing
that we are fulfilling God’s purpose is the only thing that really gives rest
to the restless human heart.” Chuck
Colson
“Faith raises the
soul above the difficulty, straight to God Himself, and enables one to stand
still. We gain nothing by our restless
and anxious efforts……It is therefore true wisdom, in all times of difficulty
and perplexity, to stand still - to wait only upon God, and He will assuredly
open a way for us.” C.H.
Mackintosh
“To
every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, ‘Come to me and rest’. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden
believers, too. For them this same invitation
is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your
service, and do not mistake it. It is not, ‘Go, labor on,’ as perhaps you
imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, ‘Come to me and rest.’ Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden
one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or
sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, ‘Come, come,
come.’”
Hudson
Taylor
“We
shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our
feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the
soul. If we would at once overcome Satan
and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto Jesus’. Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death,
His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy
mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at
night look to Him. Oh! Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee
and Jesus; follow
hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.”
C. H. Spurgeon
“In Christ the
heart of the Father is revealed, and higher comfort there cannot be than to
rest in the Father’s heart.” Andrew Murray
HEART
SAVOR
· In God’s Presence is perfect
peace. He brings calm to any storm.
· Jesus promises rest to all
who come to Him.
· It is God’s desire for me to
live a peaceful life – undisturbed and untroubled by any of life’s circumstances.
