by Pastor Mike Bunye
God wants us to enter His Rest. The rest that God gives is a spiritual rest that affects the physical. It is not the will of God that any should toil and sweat as in a "Rat-Race." Where a person devotes his entire life to non-stop labor to feed the family and supply his needs from the sweat of his brows. God wants us to trust in Him and enter into the rest He provides for all.
Entering God's Rest does not mean we do not do anything. It does not mean we are going to be lazy and we will just sit still. It means actively believing God and obeying His Word. This is quite different from the world's view. But this is also the main reason why the world has failed to enter in. Only as a person realizes God's provisions of everything in accordance to His will that he will be able to experience this.
Rest is available for all who believe. Rest will enable you to do more things for God. It is rest from the world system and entering into the system of God. Rest is giving up the world's way and giving in to God's ways. Rest also has a depth to it. One door leads to another door of a deeper level.
To enter God's Rest:
1. Be Diligent to Study the Word
Hebrews 4:11-12 "Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts intents of the heart." The word is the key which opens the door of rest. It is also the constant companion one cannot be without because keeping the Word in our hearts keeps us from falling and from disobeying.
2. Hold fast to the Confession of Faith
Hebrews 4:14 "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Knowing we have Jesus, let us not change our confession or profession of faith. It is what we should hold on to. Keeping the faith will enable us to enter that rest. We are not to be moved by what we see, hear, feel, touch or smell. We are to be moved only by the Word of God. This keeps us stable and fixed.
3. Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4:16 "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in ti me of need."
Knowing you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, we can come boldly, not helplessly, not desperately, not shamefully, but boldly to the throne of grace. It is the seat of grace and of power to help in time of need. This is the rest. When you come boldly, you finally find the rest you are searching for. Here in the throne of grace is where your total dependence on the Lord is manifested. It is not you but Christ in you that allowed you to enter. It is not your dependence on your strength but it is in your dependence on God's. It is a full understanding that without God you cannot do anything. Enter his rest today and receive the full benefits of what Jesus has done for us on the cross.
"When you are in Faith You are Resting"
Rev. Michael C. Bunye
He is the Senior Pastor of Jesus Faith Christian Fellowship Church Inc. (Imus, Cavite)
a.k.a. FAITH CENTER IMUS.
With his wife Pastora Me-Ann Bunye (Senior Associate Pastor);
Their ministry is to reach and teach the people to get closer to God, meet their needs and help bring change in their lives through the Word of God.
