"We which have believed do enter into rest."
(Heb. 4:3)
Hebrews speaks of a threefold rest for the people of God. The past rest of salvation, a present rest in sanctification, and the future rest of glorification. A few have a problem with the first of these; none, to my knowledge, with the last; but untold numbers wrestle with the present rest, the Sabbath of the soul.
Many do not understand it is a faith-rest life! It is pillowing our head on God's promises in the midst of the worst of storms, like our blessed Lord. Looking at the circumstances that surround us will only bring restlessness and resentment, as it did to the disciples.
We are told in the Old Testament that when the cloudy pillar abode upon the Tabernacle, whether it be two days, a month, or a year, God's people "rested in their tents." They did not worry about the when, where, how, and why of God's plan and will; they simply rested until He gave further direction.
Hudson Taylor found, he tells us, "The Faith Rest Life" comes not by striving after faith, but by resting on the Faithful One!" Once entered by faith we must trust Him, moment by moment, to maintain that rest.
"A life of faith or frustration, it's ours to choose."
(rds)
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