“God’s Promised Rest”

 “God’s Promised Rest”

 

God’s promise of entering His rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.   Hebrews 4:1

 

The Children of Israel had wondered for FORTY years in the wilderness and when they reached the PROMISED LAND, a land of MILK and HONEY.  The UNFAITHFUL and DISOBEDIENT Israelites didn’t miss out on Heaven, but they missed out on the PROMISED LAND.  The REST that God has PROMISED is; the COOPERATION in and ENJOYMENT of His PLANNED BLESSINGS.

This PROMISED REST has been announced to US, (those who are God’s Children), and it is a part of our INHERITANCE. So, don’t RISK FALLING SHORT of your INHERITANCE.  If you are a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD and are SERIOUS about LIVING a GODLY LIFE, you WILL face CHALLENGES and TRIALS.  And the GODLIER you become, you will more than likely face more of those CHALLENGES and TRIALS. 

The temptation will be to “go along” with your present environment, just to EASE the PRESSURE you may encounter.  But in doing that, you will FAIL to be a PARTAKER with JESUS CHRIST and even though you WILL NOT LOSE your SALVATION, you will LOSE rewards and the PLANS that He has for you in His KINGDOM. 

New Life in Christ brings the END of SIN’S DOMINION over you.  It insures God’s Children a PERMANENT ETERNAL REST in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Are you a Child of God, and EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES and TRIALS  that hang over you like a DARK CLOUD?  Just KEEP remembering :  The BEST is yet to COME. Don’t SQUANDER your ETERNAL INHERITANCE, and MISS OUT on your REWARDS and that PROMISED REST in HEAVEN.

However, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, through the SHED BLOOD of  His ONLY SON, the LORD JESUS, the ONE who REDEEMS MANKIND from their sins.  And will PROVIDE GOD’S PROMISED REST in HEAVEN, then you will NOT have ANY ETERNAL REST, but you will have a LOT of ETERNAL UNREST without any RELIEF.  This is what you MUST DO to ESCAPE an ETERNAL UNREST in HELL , with all its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once you are there.   You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, GOD’S SON, YOU MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him, and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINS and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and EXPERIENCE His PROMISED REST throughout ETERNITY.  Do this NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!