Enter His Rest Today

Read Hebrews 3, 4

Hebrews 3 and 4 have a lot to say about the rest of God. We know that He has rested from His works [4:10] and that those works were finished from the foundation of the world [4:3]

We were given the example of the Israelites, who were unable to enter the Promised Land—His covenant promise to them, His rest for them—because of disobedience [3:18]. And we see that disobedience stems from unbelief [3:19].

Paul further explains in verse 4:2 that '...the WORD they heard did NOT profit them, because it was not UNITED BY FAITH in those who heard.'

In other words, they had the promise of God, but did not accept it by faith. He had a specific rest for His natural people...a land flowing with milk and honey, a place of abundance and peace. But they just didn't believe His Word, and faith united with His Word is what brings spiritual blessings into manifestation in the earth.

Faith Is…
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as the assurance—the substance, that which has actual existence—of things hoped for, the conviction, or proof, of things not seen.

In the case of Hebrews 4:2, God's Word is the unseen reality that Israel did not unite with their faith. They couldn't see it so they didn't believe it, and did not enter God's finished work prepared specifically for them!

We know from Psalm 119:89 that His Word is settled forever...Isaiah 40:8 says the Word of our God stands forever. What we see in Hebrews 4 is that His Word is in reality a finished work! A finished work that He has rested from, finished from the foundation of the world!

AND a finished work that He desires us to enter into by faith! This is the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world [Matthew 25:34], the place prepared for us by Jesus Himself [John 14:2].

In other words, His Word is a completed work, a rest for us to enter into...and Jesus IS the Word! In Jesus, all the promise of God are yes [2 Corinthians 2:20]

All Things
Consider these:

'He Who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?' [Romans 8:32]

'Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.' [Luke 12:32]

"...with God all things are possible." [Matthew 19:26

"And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." [Matthew 21:22]

"All things are possible to him who believes." [Mark 9:23]

"All things are possible with God." [Mark 10:27]

"Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you." [Mark 11:24]

'...and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be greed through the Law of Moses.' [Acts 13:39]

'But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him Who loved us." [Romans 8:37]

'...all things belong to you, and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.' [1 Corinthians 3:22,23]

'For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are YES; therefore also through Him is our AMEN [so be it] to the glory of God through us.' [2 Corinthians 1:20]

'I can do all things through Him Who strengthens me.' [Philippians 4:13]

'...God, Who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.' [1 Timothy 6:17]

So it would seem that our rest, the covenant promise prepared beforehand for us, is all things.

The Kingdom
Colossians 1 puts it this way:

'For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His Beloved Son, in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

'He is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of all creation.

'For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.

'He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.' [Colossians 1:13-17]

And we are in Him, and He is in us.

Jesus, the fulfillment of every promise, is our rest. He is the completed work...it is finished. Everything we need, all that we desire, every blessing is in Him and is finished for us.

Rest Now
So Hebrews 4:11,12 advises us:

'For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.'

When we are diligent to enter the rest of God's already fulfilled promises for us, we rest from our works. We access our Promised Land by uniting His Word with our faith...and that faith is the faith of God Himself! We were crucified with Him—He was reborn in us! We are one Spirit with the Lord, and Jesus said that He and the Father would abide in us by the power of the Holy Spirit! [John 14]

So the faith that resides in our reborn spirit is that of the indwelling Trinity! We can't lose!

Choose life. Choose faith. Choose to believe His Word and enter His rest. Enter into the works finished for you from the foundation of the world.