Hebrews 4:1
"Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us
of entering into his rest, any of you should
seem to come short of it"
The promise of the rest of God for his people
still abides; the danger is that we fail to reach it. The Israelites long ago failed to
enter into the rest of God. They did not trust God to bring them through
the difficulties that lay ahead; and therefore they never enjoyed the rest they
could have had.
In the creation story in Gen. 1:1-31; Gen. 2:1-25 there is a strange fact. On the first six days of creation it is said that morning and evening came; that is to say, each day had an end and a beginning. But on the seventh day, the day of God's rest, there is no mention of evening at all. We can say from this, that while the other days came to an end, and the day of God's rest had no ending; God's rest was and is for ever.
Therefore although long ago the Israelites may have failed to enter that rest, it still remains. There is more to this rest than merely entry into the Promised Land. So the final appeal comes. God still appeals to men not to harden their hearts but to enter into his rest. God's "today" still exists and the promise is still open; but "today" does not last for ever; life comes to an end; the promise can be missed; therefore, says the writer to the Hebrews: "Here and now through faith enter into the very rest of God."
In the creation story in Gen. 1:1-31; Gen. 2:1-25 there is a strange fact. On the first six days of creation it is said that morning and evening came; that is to say, each day had an end and a beginning. But on the seventh day, the day of God's rest, there is no mention of evening at all. We can say from this, that while the other days came to an end, and the day of God's rest had no ending; God's rest was and is for ever.
Therefore although long ago the Israelites may have failed to enter that rest, it still remains. There is more to this rest than merely entry into the Promised Land. So the final appeal comes. God still appeals to men not to harden their hearts but to enter into his rest. God's "today" still exists and the promise is still open; but "today" does not last for ever; life comes to an end; the promise can be missed; therefore, says the writer to the Hebrews: "Here and now through faith enter into the very rest of God."
We must never think that the days of great
promise and great achievement lie behind. This is still God's 'today.' There is
a blessedness for you as great as the blessedness of the saints; there is an
adventure for you as great as the adventure of the martyrs. God is as great
today as ever he was."
In Hebrews 4:1 Through the writer to the Hebrews, and us as well; bids people beware lest they miss the promise. This Christian fear is not the fear which makes a man
run away from a task; nor the fear which reduces him to paralyzed inaction; it
is the fear which makes him put out every ounce of strength he possesses in a
great effort not to miss the one thing that is worth it all. "And That My Friend, Is The Promise Of Eternal Rest."
Amen!
Reading : (Hebrews 4:1-13)
Ref: (HGSB)
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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