Rest In Peace

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TEXT: John  16:33  

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Jesus promised us Rest and Peace, not in death but while we are still alive in this turbulent world. It is however unfortunate  how the enemy has deceived man to believe that his much needed Rest and Peace are only available in death. 

You will often see the  description- RIP (Rest In Peace) on obituary. Another saying in a particular cultural settings says that "The day of  death is the day of rest". No! It's a big lie. Jesus promised us. He said in John  14:27  _Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid._ 

He also promised us His rest in Mathew 11:28. He gave an open invitation of Rest to all. 
 _Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest._ 
So you can truly Rest in Peace before you die. It is God's desire to see you come into His rest. 

To rest in Peace is to cease from the  activities of your fleshly and soulish life. It is to embrace God's life and pattern of living as originally intended. It is a point where you no longer yield to the pull of this world and its system anymore. It is a point where you are not being led by the flesh but by the Spirit. (Rom 8:14). This state of Rest In Peace  should be the pursuit of every child of God during his or her lifetime. It is not everyone whose obituary reads,"Rest in Peace" that are truly resting in peace, some people who have toiled and laboured during their lifetime will also enter into eternal  languishing and sorrow after their death. It is a matter of Choice everyone has to make.

Rest is God's promise for you, hence you must labour to enter into it.
 _Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief._ Hebrews 4:11. 

To access the Rest and Peace Jesus promised you, you must die to Self and you must daily carry your cross. It is only death to Self that guarantees your Peace and Rest on this side of eternity.


Bible Reading:  Hebrew 4:1-11


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