4d • General discussion
Enter his rest
This busy world rarely lets us stop to “smell the roses.”
We feel tired, worn down, and we ask God to give us rest.
But Scripture shows us something deeper.
There is a difference between God giving us rest and entering His rest.
Matthew 11:28 says,
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
This is a gift. Grace. Relief. Salvation. Peace from the burden of sin and striving.
But Hebrews 4 speaks of something more:
“Let us make every effort to enter that rest.”
This is not about what God gives.
This is about where we choose to live.
God giving rest is provision.
Entering His rest is position.
God’s rest is the peace and salvation Christ has already secured.
Entering His rest is the daily decision to stop relying on ourselves and live fully in what He has done.
It means ceasing from self effort, just as God ceased from His works in creation.
It means choosing faith over anxiety.
Trust over self reliance.
Dependence over striving.
Israel was offered the Promised Land but never entered because of unbelief.
In the same way, we can be saved, yet still live exhausted because we haven’t learned to live from the rest God has already provided.
Entering His rest is not a one time event.
It is a daily walk of faith.
So how do we stop trusting ourselves?
First, we recognise our complete inability to produce righteousness, peace, or security on our own.
Then, we place full trust in the finished work of Christ.
We cease trying to earn what has already been given.
And we choose, every day, to live in quiet obedience and complete dependence on Him.
God gives rest.
But we must choose to enter it.
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