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SAA Notes
Sometimes we can grow very weary of life and its struggles. The promise of entering God’s rest still stands for you and me. Our responsibility here lies in refusing to harden our hearts towards God and His Word, and in doing things His way.
SJA Notes
* Great Lord God, we would know You better today from Your word. Please teach us.
“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, …”
How good a word this is.
That though this life is hard and often set with travails (read Ecclesiastes while wrestling through with this), we have a rest promised!
As God rested on the seventh day of creation from all His works, so we look forward to our eternal Sabbath rest, where God will dwell with us and we with Him.
Let us be encouraged then,
“Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, …”
We do not set auto-pilot and sit back as we walk through each day.
We strive to enter our promised rest.
Promised by our Father God, who is faithful and true, who is all-faithful and all-true.
Won by God the Son on the cross at Calvary.
Sealed by the Holy Spirit in-dwelling us.
And to be delivered at the return of our King!
Hallelujah, what a hope we have!
* God Above,
You are Holy, we would be holy as You are.
You are Faithful and True, we would be faithful and true as You are.
You have promised a rest, we would strive to enter it.
Please Lord, guide us today.
Amen.