READ: HEBREWS 4:1-11
“There remains therefore a rest of the people
of God” (Hebrews 4:9).
Have you been laboring so hard and wondering when you will enter into your rest? Are the trials, temptations and difficulties you often encounter along the pilgrim’s way getting at you? Are you asking God: when will it all be over so that I can truly heave a sigh of relief? Rejoice, it will soon be over. You will soon enter into your rest. You will soon arrive at your promised land. Do not waste your years of labour. One of these days, it could even be sooner than you thought, you will arise into a glorious dawn. All your worries and struggles will be over. You shall not die before entering into your rest. All the plans of the gates of hell to derail you from making it to heaven will fail. You will reach your goal.
“Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” (Hebrews 4:11). God is encouraging you to continue the fight. Every move you make in righteousness, faith, service to god is taking you closer to your rest. However, if there was a time to be very careful it is now. You may have gone more than one-quarter, one-third, half or even three-quarters of your journey into the city of rest. You may just have a very short time left hence you need to be more careful now than when you first believed.
Why do you have to be extra careful? Some believers were careless and slipped away when they were very close to their promised land. Some could not enter because of being mentally attached to the Egypt they left years ago (Numbers 11:4-6). Some became offended and began to murmur and complain over every slight problem (Exodus 15:24); some engaged in negative confessions to their destruction (Numbers 14:27-30); others were swept off their feet by lust of the flesh (Numbers 11:4, 18-20, 31-34). It was unbelief that sank the faith of some (Hebrews 4:11), etc. remember Moses could not enter into the promised land he was called to take the Israelites into because of anger. This is the time to check those little, little things in your life capable of hindering your entry. Prayerfully expunge them and yield totally to God. Keep on working for the Lord. Keep on your fight of faith. It will soon be over. You will finish strong!
Have you been laboring so hard and wondering when you will enter into your rest? Are the trials, temptations and difficulties you often encounter along the pilgrim’s way getting at you? Are you asking God: when will it all be over so that I can truly heave a sigh of relief? Rejoice, it will soon be over. You will soon enter into your rest. You will soon arrive at your promised land. Do not waste your years of labour. One of these days, it could even be sooner than you thought, you will arise into a glorious dawn. All your worries and struggles will be over. You shall not die before entering into your rest. All the plans of the gates of hell to derail you from making it to heaven will fail. You will reach your goal.
“Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” (Hebrews 4:11). God is encouraging you to continue the fight. Every move you make in righteousness, faith, service to god is taking you closer to your rest. However, if there was a time to be very careful it is now. You may have gone more than one-quarter, one-third, half or even three-quarters of your journey into the city of rest. You may just have a very short time left hence you need to be more careful now than when you first believed.
Why do you have to be extra careful? Some believers were careless and slipped away when they were very close to their promised land. Some could not enter because of being mentally attached to the Egypt they left years ago (Numbers 11:4-6). Some became offended and began to murmur and complain over every slight problem (Exodus 15:24); some engaged in negative confessions to their destruction (Numbers 14:27-30); others were swept off their feet by lust of the flesh (Numbers 11:4, 18-20, 31-34). It was unbelief that sank the faith of some (Hebrews 4:11), etc. remember Moses could not enter into the promised land he was called to take the Israelites into because of anger. This is the time to check those little, little things in your life capable of hindering your entry. Prayerfully expunge them and yield totally to God. Keep on working for the Lord. Keep on your fight of faith. It will soon be over. You will finish strong!
MEMORIZE:
HEBREWS 4:11 – Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man
fall after the same example of unbelief.
