"Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."
(Hebrews 4:11-13)
Many Christians and Believers wrestle daily with their humanity. The trials and tribulations of life and the unwillingness to submit to the power and authority of the Word of God (WOG) have prevented their safe passage into the bosom of the Creator.
Since the "beginning" there has been a promise of "rest." The "rest" herein is the uncompromising Presence of God (His love, joy and peace). From of the seventh day of creation until this very moment there has been an appeal to mankind to enter into His rest. Moses and his crew decimated an entire generation because of disobedience and a lack of faith. Jesus' recruitment of disciples for the spreading of the gospel was plundered by fear and their carnal desire to be comfortable, popular and accepted.
However, the road to that rest has been laden with the pitfalls of unbelief, sin and hardened hearts and the stiff-necked Christians who were fortunate enough to enter in to that rest have yet to experience the fullness of God's rest because they don't read, study and meditate on His Word!
You can only experience that rest when you not only "know "His Word but "know" Him as well. The major stumbling block to a victorious Christian life is not rote memorization of the Bible (which is a book) but, rather, the immersion of oneself into the spirit and original intent of the WOG which is a living, breathing organism. The WOG is a beacon in darkness that hears the faint cries for help of the lost way off in the distance and presses forward through every manner of adversity to search and rescue that person from himself.
The conclusion of the matter is this: The WOG discovers our condition (clothed or naked) and meets us exactly where we are...whether we like it or not!
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