Tag: rest
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He Leadeth me beside still waters – Psalm 23
He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: Psalm 23 – a song of calm confidence Many of us know it well. Perhaps we even recite the six verses of Psalm 23 even as I learned in the melodic flow of the King James Version of the Bible. The LORD is my…
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Sunday Rest – a Commandment ignored by 21st c. christians
Just another Senseless Sunday A Sunday REST? Some will remember the alliterative song, “It’s Just Another Manic Monday.” Now we rush through our senseless Sundays no differently than a ‘manic Monday.’ In that sense, recalling when everything once CLOSED ON SUNDAY, now we long for those Sundays when the supermarket wasn’t overcrowded and our mail…
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Hebrews -4- Rest Promised or Pursued?
But the message they heard did not benefit them… Hebrews 4:2a CSB Previously I asked, “Will you enter into God’s perfect rest?” The author of Hebrews traces our Hebrew heritage and history back to Moses and then states, “So we see that they were unable to enter [rest] because of unbelief.” It is significant warning…
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Hebrews – 3 – Jesus, our Apostle & High Priest
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession. Hebrews 3:1 CSB Why a Priest? What do you think of when someone mentions a priest or a high priest? A religious ceremony? A regal religious robed man in charge? As mentioned previously in…
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Another Sabbath: No Rest
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: Exodus 20:8 Sabbath? So what? We were making plans for Sunday shopping after church, but then we missed church. Some Sundays we hurry out of time-extended gatherings at our church to join the crowds in local restaurants. This week we had no Sabbath and no rest. As…
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Rest for the wicked; hope for the weary
It so happens as the Lord had planned it that the launch of http://talkofJesus.com -+- CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WITNESS coincides with the American holiday: Labor Day. We will have picnics, parades and some much-needed family time. No school. Post offices, banks and many not-so-greedy businesses closed to give their employees a rest from their labor – something…
