I want to exhort you about rest. I pray that everyone reading this would find genuine rest in this life.
[Matthew 11:28 KJV] “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”
Simply put, there are three types of rest;
- Rest that comes from sleep
- Rest that comes from learning from the Lord
- Rest that comes from having peace of mind
What many people are conversant with is rest that comes from sleeping, which many of us don’t have because it is not a kind of rest that you find or attain. It is, however, true that you can find rest in sleep even though not many people find it. I pray that from today as you go to bed, the Lord shall give you sleep. Do not let anything steal your peace.
[Psalms 127:1-2 KJV] “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
I pray that from today you will not allow anything to steal your peace. You can always make amends.
The text from above teaches that when we come to the Lord and follow Him, He will defend us against evil. I pray that you shall learn from the Lord and find rest.
Finally, there is a certain rest that comes from peace and prayer. I pray that you shall get to that place where you pray about everything. May you find great people to stand by you in prayer. This is what the Apostle teaches in Phillippians 4:6, that we should “be anxious for nothing but in all things by prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God that surpasses all understand shall protect and keep your heart and mind”.
I love you!
Pastor Simpe
