Through Grace – Liberty and Rest

“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise, being left us of entering his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

For unto us the gospel preached as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard of it. For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, as I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he spoke in certain place of the seventh day on this wise, and God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, if thy shall enter into my rest. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief” (Heb. 4: 1-6).

“Rest” speaks of that perfect peace which our Lord gives us. Bondage takes away peace. God rested on the seventh day with perfect peace, and we enter into that peace. Our Lord Jesus Christ says in Matt.11: 28 “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” We do not have to do anything to become righteous, we only believe from the heart that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sake, as our burnt offering, peace offering, meat offering, trespass offering, and thus we are righteous. He became our Sacrifice, Circumcision and Sabbath and we are now free.