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…
