Rest, Trust, and Be Saved

Good Morning!! Over and over, the Lord calls us to a place of repentance and to rest in Him. “In repentance” means that we are in agreement with Him that our ways are not right. We fall short of His standards. Repentance also means to turn from our ways as we accept Jesus and accept that His sacrifice on the cross is all we need for salvation,...and there is nothing for us to add.

This is what the Sovereign Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, says "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.".—Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

The next part of today's verse is "rest" in His work. An inner strength is then developed by a stillness of soul,...quietness of mind, emotion and will,...because we are convinced that He will help us trust. Living out this verses goes completely against our nature, and the world. We want to do something, or fix it ourselves. We find comfort in feeling that we are in control. It is hard to accept that we have nothing to offer, that would somehow give us a leg up. That is why the verse concludes with "but you would have none of it."

Do you have a stillness of soul?...Do you trust the Lord for your circumstances?
A repentant heart is needed every day,...because we all fall so short.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:29-30)

"A Christian is one who makes it easier for other people to believe in God"