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COMPLETE REST

COMPLETE REST
GOD promised us a place of rest; and his promises and word never falls to the ground. Everyone rest, probably after a stressful day or work. Rest is important in a man’s life, without rest in a man’s life, he worn out easily. When a man is workaholic and has no time for rest, he is endangering his life; how much more complete rest, before I define complete rest let me say this, GOD our creator himself rested after creating all in the beginning. He rested on the seventh day, everyone needs rest; if our creator rested, we need to rest too. Now complete rest is a full rest, rewarded rest, a state of eternal peace of mind, waiting for the qualified children of GOD. Complete rest is the kingdom of GOD. It awaits only the sheep and those without blemish nor spot on their garment.
       Moreover, Hebrew 4 vs 8 says: This new place of rest, he is talking about does not mean the land of Israel that Joshua led the Israelite through. If that were what GOD meant, he would not have spoken long afterwards. It continues in 9, so there is a full complete rest still waiting for the people of GOD. Only the people of GOD are qualified for this complete rest. Just as in a normal human life, man needs rest, so also children of GOD need to enter into complete rest. Our GOD is a GOD that doesn’t lie, he is not a man that should, once he speaks, he does what he had spoken; how great is our GOD. The complete rest is not for everyone, because not everyone will be qualified to enter into it. It is a promise by GOD, that only his children would enter into it. It is a promise by GOD, that only his children would enter into it. Those that disobey God cannot enter into complete rest, only those that believe and obey well. Don’t be surprised now on earth, many don’t believe in complete rest, despite GOD’s promise.
      Furthermore, the children of Israel were promised a promise land by God  and Joshua was chosen to lead them. Many of them don’t believe in it, and they didn’t get there, many disobeyed and served other gods, they didn’t get to the promise land. Complete rest is also our promise land, promised by GOD to us all, provided we obey and belief him.
      Finally, Christ has already entered into complete rest. He is resting from the work, just as GOD did after the creation. I beseech us all, let us do our best to enter and make it to the complete rest at the end of the day by not disobeying GOD and having faith, a place of complete rest awaits us. It is well with us all……..

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