The Israelites’ journey from slavery in Egypt to the freedom in the Promised Land of Canaan is used as a metaphor for the Christian journey from sin to salvation. The author of Hebrews connects the spiritual rest to faith in Jesus Christ meaning that entering God’s rest is about trusting in Jesus and living in obedience to Him while on earth.
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Principles for Daily Life
The hypothetical questions below are questions people could ask – after the conversation of the weather and world events, that is. They are followed with appropriate answers that are relevant to today negating the statement that the Bible is old and out of date.
Prayer – God’s Will; Not Our Agenda
What do we need to learn before we bring our petitions to God so that we do not try to instruct Him on how and when to answer? This question is often overlooked, but we remember this very situation when Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane the night He was betrayed.