Yield to the Movement
by Cathy Vinson |
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Would
God allow such a disheartening "non"catching in order to let us see what happens
with a new command?
Can you relate to Peter's sweat? Then what is God's rest? Looking at Hebrews 3 and 4 we
can see an interesting interchanging of disbelief and disobedience and, conversely, belief
and obedience. What does this all have to with rest? What does this teach us?
This particular word for belief offers a spectrum of sound definitions that fill in a gap
of understanding..."to persuade, agree, assure, obey, trust, yield." Yield.
It appears it's in the yielding to the command of the Lord, the movement already begun
that rest is entered. The command initiates "but because You said so..." His
movements prayed for, watched, seen, detected, sensed and then joined in upon.
"Believe," "obey."
Could "Let us make every effort to enter His rest" be stated as Let us make
every effort to cease from our own works? ("For anyone who enters God's rest also
rests from his own works" (Heb 4:10)
Watch with the alert eyes of faith so you can yield to what God is doing. See His
movements. Watch Him, yield and join in. Are we exhausted enough to LABOR for this? |
