Day 9
We are looking into our call to Rest in GOD in Christ as being of the Resurrection from the dead. With that said lets look at a few things that Jesus stated as commandments beginning in John where we find the following as they describe the commandments of the LORD Jesus, but first a look at 2Peter 1:
2Peter 1:1-2, 3-11 An apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of GOD and our Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and Peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of GOD, and of Jesus our LORD.
Confirm Your Calling and Election:
According as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption (2Pet. 2:1-3, 4-16, 17-22) that is in the world through lust. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; And to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; And to temperance patience; And to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; And to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our LORD Jesus Christ. For they that lack these things are blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sin of unbelief. Wherefore the rather, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall backward: For an entrance has been opened for ministry for you abundantly in the everlasting kingdom of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ.
Now for the Words of Jesus:
John 12:46 'I am come a light in the world, that whosoever believes Me should not abide in darkness.'
John 14:16 'I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide within you for ever;'
John 15:4, 6, 7, 10 'Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; No more can you, except you abide in Me......"If" a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, that withers; And men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.... "If" you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done for you....."If" you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love; Even as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love.'
Okay, now for the rest of GOD found in Matthew 11:25-27, 28-30 and remember that much of this is hidden within the first passage of Genesis 1:1 and is explained by John in 1John 5 and I have endeavored to declare.....
Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest
Matthe'w 11:25-27,28-30 At that time Jesus answered and said, 'I thank You, O Father, LORD of heaven and earth, because You have hid (Deu. 29:29) these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in Your sight. All things are delivered to Me of My Father: and no man knows the Son, but the Father; Neither know any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him.
Come to Me, all that labor and are heavy laden (by the worlds description of religion, Gen. 3:15), and I will give you rest. Take My yoke (hidden in Genesis 1:1's H410, H430, H433 of Elohiym) upon you, and learn (this also part of Gen. 1:1) of Me; For I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.'
Before I go any farther lets look at 1John 5 to see what John shared there:
Overcoming the World:
1John 5:1-5 Whosoever believes Jesus is the Christ is born of GOD: and every one that loves Him is begotten of love, belong's to Him that also is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of GOD, when we love GOD, and keep His commandments (those listed above in John 15). For this is the love of GOD, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous (as in under the weight of the Mosaic Law of condemnation, relaying on flesh works and obedience to them that do so). For whatsoever is born ('of a different spirit',,,ie. as was Caleb and Joshua of Numbers 14:24, 'have follow Me faithfully.') of GOD overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcome the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes Jesus is the Son of GOD?
The Testimony Concerning the Son of God:
1John 5:6-12 This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; Not by water only, but by water and blood (this the legal and authorized enter into the world through the womb of woman). And it is the Spirit that bearers witness, because the Spirit is Truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one (Elohiym as in Gen. 1:1). And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, the water, the blood: these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of GOD is greater: for this is the witness of GOD which He has testified of His Son. He that believes the Son of GOD has the witness in himself: he that believes not GOD has made Him a liar; Because he believes not the record that GOD gave of His Son. And this is the record, that GOD has given us eternal life, and this life is His Son. He that has the Son has life; And he that has not the Son of GOD has not life.
That You May Know:
1John 5:13-20, 21 These things have I written to you that believe the Son of GOD; That you may know that you have eternal life, and that you believe the Son of GOD. And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to Their Will, They hear us: And if we know that They hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Them. If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and They shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. For all unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. We know that whosoever is born of GOD sins not; For he is begotten of GOD and keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not. And we know that we are of GOD, and the whole world lies in wickedness. And we know that the Son of GOD is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true GOD, and eternal life.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
So we are looking at "I will give you rest" and "you will find rest for your souls." These promises supplement well the earlier studies on GOD'S promises, of which we have studied these in some depth some time back in this blog and now GOD'S rest. The first promise pertains to our justification and spiritual birth, while the second pertains to our sanctification and spiritual growth.
The first promise addresses those who are struggling under the burden of guilt and condemnation administered under the height of sin's guilt and shame by the Mosaic Law: "all who labor and are heavily laden." This being the point where everyone begins their earthly trek. This is where Isaiah's message of Isaiah 53:6 comes in "All are like sheep have gone astray (lacking the knowledge of their identity and origin); We have turned, everyone, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity (H5771 of H5753 means to turn away, to hide, This in Gen. 3) of us all." For all who come to Jesus in humble humility receive forgiveness. The promise of "rest" is fulfilled.
The second promise is addressed to those who have found the initial rest of forgiveness, but their soul is restless. For they are still struggling under the false conception of burden, trying to produce what is freely given, not having yet realized their own efforts of trying through the fleshly resources....ie, church of man's religious forms. "Are you so foolish? Have you begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? (Gal. 3:3) They yearn for a rescue from the crushing load of walking according to the flesh. "Who will deliver me from this body of death?" (Rom. 7:24)
Jesus provides the answer in Mat. 11:26-30, which allows us to take part in the benefits of this promise, we must be "yoked to the LORD for our learning of Him." This yoke is not like that of beginning yoked to an ox. For His yoke is easy and His burden is light. As we learn of HIM! This walk is a communion of an abiding relationship of Love unfeigned within the LORD and this second promise is then fulfilled. And remember that this is also hidden in Gen. 1, where our origin and identity began.
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