2018.4.18 Rest - Final Lesson

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Read Charisma today April 2018 “Renew Your Strength” Mitch Horton Page 50

3 Comments about Rest

#1 God Sees it as Holy

Hebrew word for “rest” is Sabat => Sabbath

God sets the pattern

He commands us to fall in line

Exodus 20:8 NKJV

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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Exodus 16:23 NKJV

Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.’ ”

#2 Is it for the Jews only

could be argued sabbath is for them.

rebutal: how can you say that when God did it before He ever called Abraham!!!

Deuteronomy 7:7–8 NKJV

The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 14:2 NKJV

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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1 Peter 2:9 NKJV

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

We push against American culture. Our arrogance and/or drive to succeed should never trump the established will of God

Real talk, there are 2 arguments…one side says no need to rest, the other says you must rest

#2 There has been a conjoining, even hard to differentiate between doing nothing and being with God

Rest to worship and chill

rest to connect with God

Which is right? Or do I cycle between the two?

Isaiah 40:31 NKJV

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

I had a friend that set aside Friday nights to sit at his desk and would wait to hear from God

There have been times I’d gather the leaders and we’d wait to hear God

These clearly aren’t illustrations of how to rest but they clearly show that when we wait, He does His thing!

Isaiah 28:11 NKJV

For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people,

Discussion:

How has the teaching landed?

After 10 weeks on rest, Is there anything any different about/with you?

Biggest take away?