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Genesis 2:3
King James Version
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it he had rested from all his work
which God created and made.
We are not machines.
We need a day of rest.
A respite from a wearying world.
A world that demands much from us.
A world not necessarily designed to serve CHRIST.
But more to oil the gears of men's personal ambitions.
Wherein the poor could so easily be forgotten.
Where needs of families could so easily be set aside.
That's why it's not a restful, just, and sincere world.
With a digital society, all the more people cannot rest.
You are being watched, night and day.
You are being studied, and profiled, for the buttons you push, the goods and services you purchase, the thoughts you put out.
Your face, your fingerprint, your voice have been captured by your captors.
There is no more privacy, as you well know.
Freedom has become scarce.
If non-existent.
That's why you need SPIRIT more than ever.
You need His calm, grace, truth, and clarity.
You need sacred time with GOD.
You need the purity of Scripture.
You need peace from JESUS.
All these, a born again draws from.
It's the only way we can get through life, without losing our soul.
Let these verses guide you to the rest you need:
Exodus 20:8-11
King James Version
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God:
in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,
thy manservant, nor thy maidservant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Leviticus 23:3
King James Version
3 Six days shall work be done:
but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation;
ye shall do no work therein:
it is the sabbath of the Lord
in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 26:2
King James Version
2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths,
and reverence my sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 5:12-14
King James Version
12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it,
as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God:
in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,
nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant,
nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;
that thy manservant and thy maidservant
may rest as well as thou.
Psalm 4:8
King James Version
8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep:
for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 23
King James Version
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life: and I will dwell
in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 34:17-19
King James Version
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,
and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 63:6-8
King James Version
6 When I remember thee upon my bed,
and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7 Because thou hast been my help,
therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee:
thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psalm 91:1
King James Version
91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 147:1-3
King James Version
147 Praise ye the Lord:
for it is good to sing praises unto our God;
for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem:
he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.
Proverbs 23:4
King James Version
4 Labour not to be rich:
cease from thine own wisdom.
Isaiah 40:29
King James Version
29 He giveth power to the faint;
and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
Isaiah 40:31
King James Version
31 But they that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 53:4-5
King James Version
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
Jeremiah 6:16
King James Version
16 Thus saith the Lord,
Stand ye in the ways, and see,
and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jeremiah 31:25
King James Version
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Matthew 11:28-29
King James Version
28 Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
John 14:1-3
King James Version
14 Let not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions:
if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and receive you unto myself;
that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 16:33
King James Version
33 These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
King James Version
9 And he said unto me,
My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,
in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions,
in distresses for Christ's sake:
for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Hebrews 4:9-11
King James Version
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest,
he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest,
lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Revelation 21:4-5
King James Version
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said,
Behold, I make all things new.
And he said unto me, Write:
for these words are true and faithful.
Revelation 21:6-7
King James Version
6 And he said unto me, It is done.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
I will give unto him that is athirst
of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Revelation 22:1-2
King James Version
22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal, proceeding
out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river,
was there the tree of life,
which bare twelve manner of fruits,
and yielded her fruit every month:
and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
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