I've been reading through Isaiah lately, drawn in my promises of God, promises of hope, of peace, of rest.
"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal."-Isaiah 26:3-4
"LORD, you establish peace for us" -Isaiah 26:12a
Isaiah also reminds us of the coming Christ, born a helpless baby, just as we were, fully reliant on humans, fallible humans.
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -Isaiah 41:10
It is only in God that we find the freedom to rest, he provides us with perfect peace when we trust in Him, establish ourselves firmly on Christ the rock.
He has established peace already, all ready, waiting for us to come and abide.
"For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." -Matthew 11:30
He asks us to come, lay down our burdens, and rest in him. It is out of this rest that fruit can grow.
A tree can only grow tall and strong if it first grows it's roots downwards, giving it a firm foundation. The first part of life it does not worry about looking good, showing beautiful flowers and fruits to the world, it grows its solid base.
We need to do the same: we need to stop and grow our strong foundation too.
Christ has already done the hard work, claim it as an heir with Christ (see Galatians 4:7), and rest in Him.
Come rest in Him, and let your roots grow deep, deep down to living water and the eternal rock.
Will you come lay your burdens down and rest?
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