Freedom To Rest
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What is rest?
What is rest?
REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest, when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest, when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated
Freedom from work or activity.
Freedom from work or activity.
What do you think of when you think of a final resting place?
What do you think of when you think of a final resting place?
What do you think of when you think of rest?
What do you think of when you think of rest?
Are sleeping and rest the same thing?
Are sleeping and rest the same thing?
13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Why should we rest?
Why should we rest?
2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
12 “Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.
21 “You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest.
Why did God command us to rest.
Why did God command us to rest.
27 Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
God gives rest to all creation.
God gives rest to all creation.
3 ‘Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its crop, 4 but during the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath rest, a sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow your field nor prune your vineyard.
Rest heals and restores
Rest heals and restores
31 And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
Rest is a state of being
Rest is a state of being
Rest is a choice that we have to make
Rest is a choice that we have to make
10 “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
What are some of the reasons that we find it hard to rest?
What are some of the reasons that we find it hard to rest?
We are striving to reach our goals
We are driven to make more money
We are driven to gain more knowledge
We are driven to be better than the next person
14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.
30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.
28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 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. 30 “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”