We all want to experience the teaching of this verse taught by Jesus: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28, ESV). Jesus isn’t just talking about a good night’s sleep, but about spiritual, emotional, and physical peace that lives above fear, anxiety, and weariness. Jesus doesn’t […]
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Have you ever heard a song and then kept playing it repeatedly? Sooner or later, you tired of it and went to another song. I do this with chapters of the Bible, except that I don’t tire of it, as I sometimes memorize the chapter. One of these chapters is Hebrews 4. An amazing chapter!
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The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls (1 Peter 1:9, NLT). If we tell a person, “You need to get saved,” that person might consider us narrow-minded Bible fanatics. If posted on social media, we will be ridiculed, and if spoken at work, we might get fired for hate speech.
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God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that we might fail to experience it (Hebrews 4:1, OGV). I’ve been fascinated by my recent devotional reading in Hebrews 4. For one reason, or one word – rest! The word “rest” is mentioned in this chapter 12 times. And I
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The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him (Psalm 34:7-8)! There is a connection between Rest and Spiritual Warfare – both connect in the fear of the Lord. If we don’t learn spiritual warfare how can we
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