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REST(2)

Text : Matthew 11:28 

 *Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest* .

People that are labouring and heavy laden are yet to experience the rest that Jesus promised. This labour is primarily the state of the soul. Those that labour and heavy laden exhibits certain characteristics or lifestyles which include one or two or all of the following:

 *1. Unbelief:* One of the major characteristics of those refered to as being under labour and heavy laden is UNBELIEF. This is the first requirement for hell candidates.Rev 21:8

Unbelief is a condemnable lifestyle that prevented the Israelites from making it to the Promised land. Heb. 3:19.

God will never condemn people to Hell because of their Sins, but because of their UNBELIEF. People will go to Hell because they do not believe in Jesus. This is not just a mouth or mental accent belief. If you truly believe Jesus, you will be genuinely delivered from Sin.

“ *There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him* *. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son* .And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. John 3:18-19

Unbelief is one of the main features of people that are growing weary, tired, exhausted and heavy laden(in their souls).

No REST for sinners and unbelievers. That is the reason they inscribe on their obituary: REST IN PEACE(RIP). This inscription should rather be our reality before we close our eyes in death. You should be able to *_REST IN PEACE_* .before you *_SLEEP IN PEACE_* 

While the former should describe your reality in earth as a child of God, the latter should be your reality in death. 

People inscribe RIP because they know or presuppose that man only rest in peace after death. God's word did not tell us that. Jesus promised us Peace here on earth in the face of tribulation.(John 14:27, 16:33). If you cannot access this Peace that Jesus promised, then you are still under labour and heavy laden. 

Having gotten your spirit regenerated by being born again, your soul needs to taste the same salvation that your spirit had experienced for you to experience PEACE. 

So, UNBELIEF works in the realm of your soul. Even for sinners, you need to believe through the soul before your spirit can be regenerated.

 GOD'S DESIRE IS THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE TOTAL REST IN PEACE WHILE YOU ARE STILL ALIVE. Jesus and the first century disciples achieved this. We too can.

As a genuine child of God, you should always be at REST and PEACE in the face of turbulence situations.

 *__MY PRAYER IS THAT I WILL REST IN PEACE WHILE I HAVE MY BREATH. I HOPE YOU TOO CAN PRAY SAME PRAYER TODAY_ ?*

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Ask the Lord to give you the Rest He promised everyone that comes to Him

2)Pray that you will also find the Peace of God in the face of the tribulation or problem facing you now. 

Bible reading: Heb. 4:1-12.

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