It is always wonderful to be in the Presence of the Lord with the Body of Christ. There is life and refreshing in His manifested presence where healing flows, peace baptizes, joy outbreaks, love overwhelms and victory enforced. There is nowhere in the world where you can experience it and get full as this. Nowhere! You may have money and wealth immeasurable, fame and notoriety unnoticeable, family and friends innumerable, yet that won't get you that which is only found in the Presence of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
I believe the Apostle Paul has known this truth so well and was always so full of the Lord's presence that even from a dark, cold dungeon cell could he able to pen with his hand exhorting the believers in Philippi "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" (Philippians 4:4).
Oh may we all - the children of the Most High who received the Spirit of sonship by Whom we cry out, "Abba, Father" learn how to practice the presence of the Holy One in our everyday lives as He is "God with us" always.
In our today's Bible Study we studied about God's rest from Hebrews 4. When checking my emails after coming home, I found today's devotional by Pastor David Wilkerson - "God's promised rest" and it was along the lines what we have learned today. I thought it interesting and decided to share it on my blog. Please take a moment to read it and be blessed with the rest of God.
David Wilkerson Today
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
GOD’S PROMISED REST
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his” (Hebrews 4:9-10).
You may wonder, “What does it mean to enter this promised rest? What should it look like in my life?” I pray that God will remove the scales from our eyes and allow us to grasp this. Simply put, entering into his promised rest means fully trusting that Christ has done all the work of salvation for you.
You’re to rest in his saving grace, by faith alone.
This is what Jesus means when he urges, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). It means the end of all your fleshly striving, all your human efforts to obtain peace. And it means relying totally on Jesus’ work for you.
Our battle is not against flesh and blood. It takes place in the spiritual realm. The Old Testament makes this crystal clear. Time after time, Israel made empty, futile promises to God: “We want to serve you, Lord. We’ll do whatever you command us.” But history proves they had neither the heart nor the ability to follow through on their word. God had to strip them of all faith in themselves. Everything we need is to come from our precious Lord’s presence.
Paul states, “In him we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
This speaks of uninterrupted fellowship. Through the victory of the cross, our Lord has made himself available to us every hour of the day or night. We have to make a decision: “I want Christ in my life. I want to be set free from all flesh. So I’m going to move forward, into his presence and claim my possession. I want Jesus to be my all, my only source of satisfaction.”
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