God’s Rest Is My Rest!

October 6, 2019

Session 2

Hebrews 3:7 – Hebrews 4:16; Numbers 13; Numbers 14

Review: Historical context (Numbers 13; Numbers 14) (Enemies were real AND imaginary)

Unbelief: The Enemy of God’s Best

Manifestations of unbelief

Inferior self-image (Numbers 13:27-33)

Distrust of the Lord’s intentions (Numbers 14:3) (Middle is not the end)

Disdain for Godly leadership (Numbers 14:2, 10)

Desire to go back to old patterns (Number 14:3, 4)

Unbelief: The Enemy of God’s Rest

What God’s Rest is NOT: The absence of opposition (Internal and external)

What God’s Rest IS:

Internal Order (peace) – absence of internal disturbance. (Temporary “troubling” can be motivational, healthy. Continual troubling is counterproductive, wearying!

Assurance of the end results

R - Revelation of His Presence. (Philippians 4:5)

E - Expectation of His Results being worked out. (Philippians 2:13)

S - Standing Firm on His Promises. (Hebrews 4:12)

T - Total surrender to His Agenda. (Philippians 2:12, 13; Romans 8:28; Proverbs 3:5)

External Disconnect From Work Pressure

God’s example

Options for an empty tank

Over the “long haul”, disconnecting from ongoing pressure is essential to success …. Even in “short snippets”.