Called To Rest

He makes me to lie down in green pastures... – Ps 23:2

Anyone who accepts Christ to become a Christian is accepting a call – a call to REST. In Mat 11:28 the Lord says, “Come unto me, all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The (CEV) says, “If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.”

Therefore, if the Christianity you are living now is not characterised by REST, some major reassessments needs to be done.

>  When ‘prayer points’ keep increasing and increasing every day....

> When your daily “confessions” are getting longer and longer in order to cover EVERY facet of your life…

>  When your prayer times have turned formulaic and preponderately belligerent...

> When you’ve become more concerned over covering the daily checklist of spiritual activities and lost grip of your relationship with Christ…

Then it’s time to pause and re-reflect.

If your Christianity is beginning to stress you out, if the work of the ministry is becoming overwhelming and burdensome, then you most likely have veered from the path of Biblical salvation.

The LORD says in Is 30:15, “Only in returning to me and RESTING in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (NLTse) 

The LORD leads His sheep to “lie down” in green pastures. Check the paradigm of your Christianity today; and make sure you are truly Resting in Him.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN