Finding one’s Rest!
Canaan the land where milk and honey flows in abundance is what inspired a subjugated Israelites. In slavery at Egypt to freedom from bondage and be at rest amidst the abundance of the GOOD LIFE was what draws them. The sea parted for them, the best of thier enemies with thier fearsome horses and chariots vanished in thin airs. Washed, churned and cleanup!
But just three days and they forget all about the GOOD LIFE spread out ahead of them. Massah and Meribah, groaning and moaning all that they talk of what a good life they have at Egypt. Their dried up tongue, open up their deadly mouth spewing out the venoms of the snake within their thirsty mind. Rest is not what they encountered. Rather, arrested and nowhere to escape, trapped in the wilderness. A journey of 40 days turns into 40 years of journey. An endless move but the destination nowhere in sight. Infact, none except Joshua and Caleb makes it to Canaan.
What is your idea of finding your rest? Have you given any thought about it this New Year 2017? Many a time we look up to things: Creations as well as man made things as our source of rest. We worship the moon, the Sun, the Stars, the rivers and what not. We ran after Wealth, health and MONEY. But ended up in miseries and in pain with no peace of mind. We in India experience this truth thanks to our honourable PM, Narendra Modiji.
People with plenty of unaccounted monies, worries is in the head. Queue and line in anxiety is thier life. The poor and the honest no doubt are the hardest hit yet facing it bravely. Hoping against hope that better LIFE is on offer ahead!
Well, if better life is what you see in term of flowing milk and honey. You are in for a shock of your life. A never ending journey with no place for rest. That’s what your life is heading to.
Money comes and goes. Creation too will end ultimately. We are born and we eventually die. The Bible tells our life, 70 years at the most, a few lucky may go beyond 80. But what is life limping or being stationary and be at the mercies of other. Well, the GOOD NEWS is there is life beyond death. GOD THE FATHER AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE including you and me has a plan for each one of us. AND JESUS CHRIST is the answer to unearthing that speacial plan to your life.
I am the way, the truth and the life. Who ever is thirsty let him come to me. I will give him water that give life in ETERNITY. Come to JESUS CHRIST and find your rest. He is the LIGHT of the world and with Him in your life darkness will give way to peace. The peace of the world is absence of war. God’s peace is wholeness, completeness of life. Amidst the up and down of life; amidst the turbulence of the world: the Kingdom of Satan we are at peace and at absolute Rest.
Everyone must die once and be judged by God. In the same manner, Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:27-28.
Come to JESUS CHRIST and find your Rest. In HIM ALONE is true Rest and peace.
Deuteronomy 6. The Great Commandment. Hebrews 10.