Hebrews 4:3a For
we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter
that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those (who did not believe)
should not enter…..v11 Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and
strive diligently to enter that rest (of God, to know and experience it for
ourselves), that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and
disobedience (into which those in the wilderness fell).
They say it’s not the anniversary of your baptism you should be remembering or celebrating
but the actual day you “repented” and turned your life around unto the Lord as
you live out your new life in Christ. Same thing with believing, if you’re
anything like me I’ve believed in God and Jesus all my life but just recently
at the age of 54 I told myself it was time I really started to believe. In
others words, it was time to live out what I had believed all my life.
I needed to start
to strive for that zeal talked about in Hebrews 4 in all areas of my life
not just parts of it. A good place to start was to take the definition of believing found in Hebrews 4 and then toss in the meaning of faith and trust. After stirring well I came up with this guideline
to live my life by. It goes like this:
Indeed recently
through my actions, my worries, my feelings of defeat I wasn’t doing what I
needed to be doing as someone who believes in God. I was shortening my “all
things” list by not trusting that God could see me thru certain areas. All things
such as my cancer, the salvation of my love ones, marital obstacles, the true
and honest repentance of myself and those around me, caregiving for my parents,
my writing skills and enduring life itself one day at a time.
Truly there was
no time like the present to start to follow and obey God and rely on Him to
walk us through it all. We need to lean our entire personality on God not just
the part that goes to church on Sunday. The evidence against us often shows us
holding back parts of our lives and it’s time we give to God our absolute trust
and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness.
Daily we need to
make the choice to approach every situation believing and trusting in God as we
zealously exert ourselves and strive diligently for the rest found in God. The
rest received in His grace, mercy and forgiveness. The rest Heaven has to
offer. After a long journey on earth that rest in Heaven is going to be simply divine.
It will all be well worth the effort we were willing to put in to living out
our belief in God, walking out our faith in Him. Striving to make sure our actions
speak louder than words all from the day we truly first believed enough to show
it zealously, in our choices and attitudes in life.
Live it out, walk
it through. There’s a rest stop just ahead! Praise the Lord.
© 2013 Karen J Gillett @ Pencil Marks and Recipes
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