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Jesus Is My Refuge
(Ps46:1-11)
God is the Lord of rest (Dt12:9).
Rest comes from Him (Jos1:13) and
He gives rest to those who are in Him (Rm8:1-2).
Faith is knowing and longing for Him and
The life of this faith is enjoying the unchanging rest in Him regardless of the situation and putting
effort to enter the eternal rest (He4:9-11).
Due to the threat of wars, danger, economic recession, unemployment, politics,
Education for children, spread of epidemic etc
People who live in these anxious times seek rest.
Consequently, the number of those who seek facilities for mediation and
Mental institutions due to anxiety and depression is increasingly daily.
The Bible clearly shows the origin of all this (Ge3:6-10):
Adam and Eve sinned wanting to be like God and as a result fear swept over all men.
Because of their worsened situation after being banished from the Garden (Ge3:16-24)
They became even more anxious.
Likewise, after Cain killed his brother and was found out by God
He became fearful of others (Ge4:8-13).
God sent Moses and delivered the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt and
Sheltered them by the blood of the passover lamb as death passed over them (Ex12:13), and
The entire Egyptian army that had pursued them drowned in the sea (Ex14:27-28).
The sanctuary which God commanded them to build in the desert (Ex25:8) was
A hiding place where the sinner could live by the sprinkled blood at the altar (Lev5:14-19) and
A sacred ground where one could escape death (1Ki1:50-53).
This was further reminded by the cities of refuge which
God commanded them to build after crossing the Jordan (Nu35:9-28) where
Sinners to run into to find refuge and live.
When Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
The Jews became upset as they longed for the promised rest and peace (Mt26:61, 65-68).
But through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would give eternal rest not in the heart but in the souls of
Those burdened by sin and death through the Law (Mt11:28-30) for
He came as their Refuge.
As such, He rescued the sinful woman from the stoning (Jn8:3-11) and
The disciples from the storm out in the sea (Mk4:35-41).
As He hung on a tree and died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Put an end to the suffering in the flesh and commended His soul to the Father (Lk23:46);
2) Destroyed the devil who disturbed rest (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Tore His flesh and opened the heavenly gates to lead men to eternal rest (He10:19).
After He rose and ascended to heaven,
He became the Lord of rest in the true heaven which
He purified with His blood (Lev16:14-16; He9:21-24).
The Holy Spirit was sent to those who
Received the name of Yeshua and put His blood on their souls, and
Testifies this (Ac2:33, 5:32).
In any situation, whether trouble, hardship, persecution, sickness, war or danger,
The Christian never loses peace and
By gathering into the church, his refuge on earth (He10:23-25) and
Through worship, praise, repentance and prayer in the name Yeshua he finds rest, and
He goes out to seek those suffering in fear and anxiety for
When the universe becomes the lake of fire (Rev20:14-15)
He hopes to enter the eternal rest.
O Lord,
Though in the past I suffered in anxiety
I now have this peace that no one can understand.
It is certain that my soul dwells inside the tabernacle where Your blood was sprinkled!
Let not even one of us fall away but
On the day You return let us all enter the eternal resting place! Amen.