
Resting In God
November 22nd 2020
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.” —1 Corinthians 6:12
“So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. 10 For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. 11 So let us do our best to enter that rest.” “God, You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our soul is restless until it finds rest in You.” —Hebrews 4:9-11
“28 Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest, 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and [when you come to Me], You will find rest for your souls.”
—Matthew 11:28-29
How to find satisfying rest in God
We are going to
“Be still and know that I am God.” —Psalm 46:10
Psalm 131:2, “But I have stilled and quieted my soul.
2 I’ve stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother,” —Psalm 131:2
We’re going work God’s
“A wise man thinks ahead [but] a fool doesn’t and even brags about it!” —Proverbs 13:16