Scripture to Read: Hebrews 4:8-9
The perfect “rest” we find in our Lord God Almighty, through our Lord Jesus Christ, will not be fully complete, fully received until Christ returns for His church (His bride), or until we go home to be with our Lord. Every believer that has already been called home has entered that perfect “rest” in our King. The “rest” that Joshua mentioned in Joshua 22:4 was not a completed “rest.” For if the “rest” Joshua spoke about was complete, then God would not have talked about another day of opportunity for His “rest” after what He spoke through Joshua. The “rest” that God wants us to understand here today in Hebrews 4:8 is the “rest” that can only be found through Christ and Christ alone. The “rest” that cannot be completed through good works, the “rest” that cannot be satisfied through following the Law of God, was fulfilled through our Lord Jesus Christ. We, who know Christ as Lord and Savior, have entered His “rest” because through Christ all of the Law of God is fulfilled in us, our Lord and King finished all of the “work” for our salvation. We still willingly serve our Lord here and now, but not to gain His “rest,” but because we have already received His “rest.” Why then do we feel unrest in this life? Because our flesh still hungers for the garbage of this world, and our flesh thinks we need something of this world to experience real “rest.” But true “rest” is only through a relationship with Christ.
Challenge & Application
How are you currently serving our Lord, in His work, and finding “rest” in Him?
Who do you know that needs to hear this truth about finding true “rest” in Christ?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!