RESTING IN HIS WORD

Text : Luke 1:38

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her._

The same angel(Gabriel) the Lord sent ro Zechariah was also sent to Mary. An ordinary girl (Mary)easily accepted and rested in God's words but not the Priest.(Zecharias).

Mary responded from a simple heart of Faith: BE IT UNTO ME *_ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.* How the Lord long to hear same from many of His children today.

This is a simple heart of belief in a the good news. It is however strange how Zecharias, the Priest(Who stands in the gap between God and man) cannot believe God for a child. He must have read about how God gave Abraham and Sarah children. But Mary had never heard about how a virgin could become pregnant without any contact with a man, yet she believed.

Our God is not so moved by your religious practices as much as He is moved by our Faith in His words.

We must learn to rest in His Word by simply plunging in with a simple heart of Faith.

We will not know what Rest is, until we come to Him in and by Faith.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. The promise we have from our Lord is REST! Matthew 11:28-29.

To come into this rest, we must:

1. *Come to Him by Faith* .

For he that comes to Him must believe that He is, and He's a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6.

2. *Take up His yoke upon you,*

The yoke of Jesus is unlike the yoke the world is placing on you. It is an easy yoke of simply obeying His commands.

3. *Learn of me* ;

for I am meek and lowly in heart:

Jesus is asking us to follow in His steps of meekness and humility. It takes humility and meekness for you to accept and believe God's word. Mathew 11:27-30

*When you follow the above, you shall find rest unto your souls.*

Bible reading: Luke 1:1-38.

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