Rest for our Soul

Our calling is not in struggling and striving to attain things. Our calling is to rest in God who has already completed His work for us. This is why Isaiah says “In repentance and rest is your salvation; in quietness and trust is your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15). Salvation is by faith and simple trust in what God has accomplished for us and not by our work and striving. This principle also needs to be demonstrated in the way we live.

However, this does not mean that we do not have any work to do! Remember, even God worked for six days and then rested on the seventh day. We are to do our part and then rest and trust in what God will accomplish for us. There is no need to fret and worry as this will not accomplish much. Worry is telling God that we are not sure whether He will do His part. A farmer plants seed at the right time and also irrigates and fertilizes as necessary. Then the farmer rests and trusts in God for the seed to germinate, grow and produce fruit. The farmer knows that the seed will germinate if he has done all the right work. Similarly, we need to do the best that be done in any situation and then rest in God. We can trust God to come through because He can be trusted!

Mark 4:26-29
He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."

Jesus invites us to come to Him and unburden ourselves and find rest for our souls. We are not meant to go through life carrying the heavy loads and feeling all weary and burdened. God wants to do all the weight lifting for us! When we stop striving and rest after we have done our part, we are acknowledging that God is able to come through for us and that He can be trusted!
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Let’s do our best and then come ashore to Him and rest and trust in Him! He will do something beautiful while we rest..