A Crucified Life - - Answers The Call to Rest in The Lord

 

    Psalm 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. 

    In this verse-Psalm 37:7-Rest means to wait silently and be still before The Lord, wait until He speaks or moves. 

    How do we Rest in the Lord? 

Psalm 40:1        Wait Patiently for Him

Hebrews 6:19    Anchor to Him in Hope

    How do we Wait patiently?

    Waiting patiently is a virtue, a fruit of the Spirit; it is part of the evidence of being a faithful faith-filled born again Christian. 

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.

    We do not get impatient for God to move. We do not make demands on Him. We wait. And while we wait, we work. There is always much work to do. 

    We read God's Word, taking It into ourselves and applying It to our lives. 

    We pray to the Living God of the Holy Bible, speaking to Him reverentially, intimately and with joy. 

    We gather together in His designated places of meeting, whether that be a church building or synagogue or temple or in the open air. Wherever God calls us to worship and to hear His Word, that is where we go. Together. 

    We work together to advance God's kingdom. We preach the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. We preach His Authority to be the Son of God while at the same time He was/is the Son of man. We preach His crucifixion, not just the how but the why. We preach His resurrection and ascension. 

    We work together in the Love of The Lord and the Unity of The Spirit. For it is The Spirit of God Who moves upon our hearts to do the will of God obediently and faithfully. 

    We Rest. We Wait. We Hope. We Serve. We Trust. In The Lord God and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. 

CALLED TO REST 

Love Is Kind - John Lucas

Learning To Be Loved By You - Melissa Helser/Cageless Birds

There is One Gospel - CityAlight

Face To Face - Zach Williams

Friend - Jonathan Ogden

Abide In Me - Andrew Marcus

Living Hope - Phil Wickham

Come Jesus Come - Steven McWhirter

PSALM 62:5

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.