Rest In God

David Copeland October 16, 2009 11:22 am

Paralyzed by His Presence. That's exactly what took place this week at Landmark Lighthouse Church in Gardendale Alabama!

Tuesday night during worship the Holy Spirit began to move ever so gently, touching people and drawing them deeper into worship. Two hours later we realized God had shown up in a dramatic way! God was touching people and neither Pastor Trussell nor myself knew what to do! So we just let Him do what He came to do.

Have you ever been in a service in which you knew the Holy Spirit was moving, touching, drawing…and you felt as if you could lay down on the floor and go to sleep? When the Holy Spirit is moving like that, He is drawing His people into the rest of God.

9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

There remains a rest for the people of God. I know this is speaking of the day in which Jesus brings us to our final resting place with Him, eternally in the heavens; but we need rest in the here and now!

There remains a rest NOW for us, NOW! Not in the sweet by and by. Our labor, our sweat equity in the Kingdom of God should not be trying to climb the church ladder of successful ministry; our labor should be to enter into His rest! Especially when the Holy Spirit comes into a service like He did this week we need to recognize He is coming and touching us to bring us into the rest of God we so desperately need.

Verse 10 continues by telling us the he that has entered into His rest has ceased from his own works…

I can always tell when I am working and operating in the flesh; I get frustrated easily, irritable, cranky, and sometimes down right mad! When we cease from trying to help God out with fixing our problems, making people get saved and on fire for God and rest in Him, He can work much better…and much faster!

As you labor this weekend, labor to enter into His rest!

We are looking forward to being in services Saturday night and Sunday morning with our family at New Life Beginnings Church in Pattison Texas. Services begin Saturday evening at 6pm, Sunday morning at 10:30am. If you are close by, please come and join us!