Hebrews IV
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from His. (Hebrews 4:9,10 ESV)
Rest
One summer I worked at a produce center. We received harvested produce from a few miles around, packaged it, and shipped the food out to regional grocery stores.
I learned two things in that job.
First, I received a Forklift Driver’s license. I do not list this because it is pertinent. I just liked my Forklift Driver’s licence.
The important thing I learned was that it is a good thing to desire rest. I had always thought that rest was an annoying part of my schedule. I wanted to DO things… not rest!
But I worked hard enough that summer, probably for the first time in my young life, to NEED rest.
We Christians need rest. And it is a good thing to desire that rest.
I am not referring to taking a nap, or vacation, or a camping trip.
I am talking about resting from our labors in the Kingdom of God, against God’s enemies.
He promises us rest. We have the rest available every Lord’s Day. Take that rest!
And more than that, we have that rest coming for eternity. Heaven is rest from fighting sin and sin’s effects… fighting anti-God worldviews… fighting a Spiritual battle that we barely understand.
That rest is coming… and it is great!