FAITH CAPSULE: The rest of God for man is in His word.

Hebrews 4

Recognition of the Word of God is written in John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” The Word of God is Eternal, Everlasting, Undying and Unending. The Word of God is God. The more any man hears the word of God through His voice or in the pages of Bible with attention the more man should get to know and understand God’s will and purpose in the life of man.
In this wicked of world, the glaring will and purpose of God for man is His promise. The promise of God is His rest for man. The rest of God for man is in His word.
Moses in His journey asked God for His way and God responded in His word saying “…My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14) Obviously, the word of God is His way; His way is His presence that gives His rest. The promise of God for man is His rest.
Hebrews 4 talked that the promise of God remains to be in place for entering His rest but there is indication of being coming short of it. (Hebrews 4:1) Without doubt, the promise of God which is rest has been missed by some in the days of bible. The reason for being coming short of the promise of God is stated that, “…the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.”
Just as it was in the bible days and among today’s believers, to hear the word and not being profited is the evidence of not mixing what is heard with faith. Mixing faith and being profitable is by hearing and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) Hearing by hearing is the continuous, consistent way to bring word alive in the life of man to be in the promise of God which is rest.
Whatever you have heard from God, add faith to it (faith is hearing and hearing by the word of God) Man that turn to hearing, hearing and hearing by the word of God will enter the promise of God which is rest of God.
Manifestly, the word of God is alive, the word of God is the power of God. Man, that is obedient and not be living disobediently to the word of God is certain to enter rest as promised by God.

Prayer for today: As God for the grace not to miss His presence all the days He has given you under heaven.