Peace and Rest
Peace and Rest
Peace and Rest
Focus Word: Peace and Rest
Focus Verse: Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Declaration: I enter the rest of Christ today; my soul is calm and my heart is secure in Him.
True rest is found in a person; that is Jesus. Jesus didn’t say follow a method, He said to go to Him!
1.Rest doesn’t mean the absence of work.
It isn't physical rest. It is not the removal of responsibility.Peace is the presence of Christ. When we are in God’s presence we experience true rest. God is not talking about the physical burden of work. He is talking about the heaviness/ the burdens of life. Peace is the removal of anxiety. It is peace in the midst of many responsibilities. It is an internal peace knowing that God is your caretaker and we can rest in Him.
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Psalm 62:1 “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
A baby finds rest and peace in the presence of their mother. In the same way, no matter what problems we go through, if we truly believe that God is with us and for us, we will experience that peace.
God's presence produces peace.
2.Rest requires surrender
Weariness often comes from caring what we were never meant to carry. This is why Jesus tells us to give Him the burdens we are carrying. When we carry what God was meant to carry for us, we lose peace.
It is like carrying a bag on our heads when travelling, instead of placing it where it is meant to be stored. We should trust God with our burdens and hand it to Him like he has told us to.
Jesus invites the burden to exchange the heaviness with his yoke.
Matthew 11:29 “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy”
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
We should realise that Jesus has taken over our wheel and we can rest and relax- He will see us through with no accidents!
3.Peace guards the heart and mind.
Philippians 4:6-7 6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
God’s peace is not temporary, it is spiritual stability.
Colossians 3:15 “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
If you can let God’s peace rule (umpire) you and guide you, you can rest.
Peace acts like a guard standing at the door of your thoughts. We rest when we have a security guard and security system around our home- in the same way, God’s peace protects us and we can rest.
4.Rest produces strength and clarity.
When we learn to trust in God and rest in Him, it gives us strength and clarity. Trusting in God is not a weakness, it is a renewal/ rejuvenation. Good modelled rest in creation on the seventh day- not out of tiredness, but from completion.
Jesus did everything on the cross for us- It is finished! What’s next is just to rest in His finished work.
Exodus 33:14 “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Hebrews 4:9-10 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
Psalm 23:2 “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,”
5.Rest restores perspective and renews strength.
In a bow and arrow, you can keep stretching the bow again even after you let it go and let it rest. We need to rest in God’s peace and lean on Him and trust in Him. We need to enter His rest and receive His peace.
The peace God gives us is not of this world, it is not temporary, but it gives us true rest which is deep and secure.
Focus Verse: Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Declaration: I enter the rest of Christ today; my soul is calm and my heart is secure in Him.
True rest is found in a person; that is Jesus. Jesus didn’t say follow a method, He said to go to Him!
1.Rest doesn’t mean the absence of work.
It isn't physical rest. It is not the removal of responsibility.Peace is the presence of Christ. When we are in God’s presence we experience true rest. God is not talking about the physical burden of work. He is talking about the heaviness/ the burdens of life. Peace is the removal of anxiety. It is peace in the midst of many responsibilities. It is an internal peace knowing that God is your caretaker and we can rest in Him.
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Psalm 62:1 “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
A baby finds rest and peace in the presence of their mother. In the same way, no matter what problems we go through, if we truly believe that God is with us and for us, we will experience that peace.
God's presence produces peace.
2.Rest requires surrender
Weariness often comes from caring what we were never meant to carry. This is why Jesus tells us to give Him the burdens we are carrying. When we carry what God was meant to carry for us, we lose peace.
It is like carrying a bag on our heads when travelling, instead of placing it where it is meant to be stored. We should trust God with our burdens and hand it to Him like he has told us to.
Jesus invites the burden to exchange the heaviness with his yoke.
Matthew 11:29 “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy”
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
We should realise that Jesus has taken over our wheel and we can rest and relax- He will see us through with no accidents!
3.Peace guards the heart and mind.
Philippians 4:6-7 6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
God’s peace is not temporary, it is spiritual stability.
Colossians 3:15 “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
If you can let God’s peace rule (umpire) you and guide you, you can rest.
Peace acts like a guard standing at the door of your thoughts. We rest when we have a security guard and security system around our home- in the same way, God’s peace protects us and we can rest.
4.Rest produces strength and clarity.
When we learn to trust in God and rest in Him, it gives us strength and clarity. Trusting in God is not a weakness, it is a renewal/ rejuvenation. Good modelled rest in creation on the seventh day- not out of tiredness, but from completion.
Jesus did everything on the cross for us- It is finished! What’s next is just to rest in His finished work.
Exodus 33:14 “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Hebrews 4:9-10 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
Psalm 23:2 “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,”
5.Rest restores perspective and renews strength.
In a bow and arrow, you can keep stretching the bow again even after you let it go and let it rest. We need to rest in God’s peace and lean on Him and trust in Him. We need to enter His rest and receive His peace.
The peace God gives us is not of this world, it is not temporary, but it gives us true rest which is deep and secure.
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