walk in it, and find rest for your souls.
Joshua
‘The Lord your God is providing you a place of rest and will give you this land.
isaiah 11:10
In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it. ’
I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet! ’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention. ’
Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people,
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Isaiah 40:28
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
I see this happening over and over again. In times of trials and heavy burdens people turn to God for peace and rest. They come to a place where “doing it on their own” is not working out and the desire/seek God’s hand in their life. Why is it that we “run” to God when we are finally broken but in times of little to no trials or burdens we seem to not see the need for God? Could it be that our walk with Him is superficial? What does it say about a life that only seeks God when times are rough? What would you think about a son or daughter who only spoke to their earthly father when they needed something or were in trouble? They never went to see their father any other time. They never invited him to any part of their life. Only when they were in need did they contact him. I am confident you get the point – God, our heavenly Father, wants our heart desire to be for Him, to serve Him, to seek what His purpose is for us each day. To stay in His word we find words of direction, hope, peace, rest…. To stay in His presence is peace and rest. Learn to live in His presence every moment.
