Entering His Rest

Heb 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.

Most  of Gods people believe entering into Gods REST requires putting forth some effort on our part. In this teaching we will prove by the Scripture that our EFFORTS will end in FAILURE! In fact any effort on our part at all will only bring MIXTURE and the end result will be to miss the mark. Entering Gods REST is a miracle of God and can only be performed by Him alone! Your part is to BELIEVE His Word!

ef·fort/ˈefərt/Noun

1. A vigorous or determined attempt.

 

Did you notice the word "Attempt" ?

 

Now lets look at the word "Attempt".

at·tempt/əˈtem(p)t/

Noun: An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed: "an attempt to halt the bombings".

Verb: Make an effort to achieve or complete (something, typically a difficult task or action): 

You see! An attempt means to be (UNSUCCESSFUL). YOU CANNOT DO IT!!! SO STOP TRYING! ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE THAT IS ALWAYS SAYING " I'M TRYING MY BEST?" YOUR BEST WILL ALWAYS END IN FAILURE!

So how do we enter into His rest if our effort cannot get us there?

The answer is in the Word of God.

Heb 4:10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

Heb 4:11  Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

 

DESIRE

 

The word (Labor) comes from a Greek word meaning to (DESIRE).

 

So to enter Gods rest we must first Desire it.

 

DEAD TO SELF

 

The key to entering into Gods rest is to "cease from our own works or effort or attempts! The word cease means to STOP! STOP! STOP! Let's go a little further shall we. Go beyond STOP and learn to be DEAD to self. This is how we enter His rest!

Oh by the way if your like some that try to say that Faith without WORKS is dead, Let me let you in on a secret. The word WORKS is to BELIEVE! Remember what Jesus said?

John 6:28  Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

John 6:29  Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 

Now this Scripture should make more sense to you!

 

Heb 4:2  For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Heb 4:3  For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

You SEE! We enter His rest as we BELIEVE ! ! ! Faith brings us into this REST! It's only when we believe that we can SEE or UNDERSTAND or COMPREHEND the TRUTH THAT MAKES US FREE! Faith mixed with His Word opens the DOOR (Jesus is the Door)  to this REST!

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