Labor to Rest!

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Let us therefore strive to enter that rest.
(Hebrews 4:11)
Labor to Rest
“Strive” or “labor” to enter God’s rest. It sounds like a contradiction. God used that word because He knew it would take work to stay seated. It’s easy to stand up and worry over problems and try to fix everything in our own strength. That’s why it says to labor to enter His rest. It’s going to take effort. It doesn’t say work to straighten out your coworker, work to make that problem go away, or work to break that addiction. He says work to stay seated. Work to live from a place of resting in God’s grace and strength.

If you’re trying to break a bad habit, you should be determined and disciplined, but if you’re trying to force it to happen in your own strength, you’re not tapping into God’s grace. Jesus defeated every enemy, including that one. You’re not working to get the victory; you are working from the place of His victory. Stay in peace and let God make things happen that you couldn’t make happen.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for blotting out all my sins like a thick cloud and for releasing me from condemnation because of past mistakes. Thank You for redeeming me and for Your promise that You will remember my sins no more. I want to walk freely in Your light. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

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