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April 8, 2022
Real Rest
Not only did God create the heavens and earth he created rest—a beautiful state of peace and tranquility. That is the life He intended for us all along. But true rest for our souls is only found in being forgiven of our sins through Christ Jesus and receiving the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. So Sabbath rest actually pointed to our need for salvation and the rest that only Jesus can provide.
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Real Rest (Out of Zion Episode #99)
Transcript
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Well, hey there. On the seventh day, God finished his work. That's from Genesis 2, verse 2.
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Well, I thought that God finished creation on the sixth day and then rested on the seventh.
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00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:22,080
So what does that mean? Well, stick with me and I want to welcome you to this week's
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00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:28,040
Shabbat Shalom devotional where I just try to share a little inspiration and bring a
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little piece to the close of your very busy week. Let's read that verse in its entirety.
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Genesis 2, verses 2 to 3. And on the seventh day, God ended his work which he had done. And he
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00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:50,600
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. Then God blessed the seventh day
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and sanctified it because in it he rested from all of his work which God had created and made.
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You know, the ancient rabbis taught that just as heaven and earth were created in six days,
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00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:14,960
that rest was created on the seventh day. Now, that's an interesting thought, isn't it? We think
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of rest in negative terms that it's the absence of something, it's the absence of labor and work,
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the absence of strife and maybe fighting, distrust or fear. But the Hebrew word,
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menuhah, or menuhah, means much more than that. And creation was actually incomplete without it.
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So what is this menuhah that was created on the seventh day? According to Rabbi Abraham Heschel,
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00:01:52,680 --> 00:02:03,280
menuhah is a positive term. It's a state of tranquility, of serenity, peace and repose. It is
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00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:12,320
the essence of a good life. So not only did God create heavens and earth, He created a beautiful
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00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:22,040
state of peace, tranquility and rest. That is the life He intended for you and me. So this weekend,
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00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:28,960
when you're going to take a little rest, don't just take rest from your labor or your work,
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00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:39,240
but actually enter into that state of peace and tranquility and rest that God created just for
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00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:46,640
you. Now how can you know this state? How can you enter into true peace and tranquility? Well,
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00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:54,600
it's by knowing the Creator of God, being forgiven for your sins and trespasses by Christ Jesus,
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00:02:54,600 --> 00:03:03,960
and receiving the power of the Holy Spirit into your life. That is when you will enter into the
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00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:12,600
true spiritual rest and the good life. So what this means is that the Sabbath rest was actually a
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00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:22,760
forerunner or a shadow of our state of salvation and actually even of eternal life. There is so
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00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,760
much more that I could unpack there, but with that I'm just going to bring this week to a close,
26
00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:38,360
and I'm going to wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,640
Well, hey there. On the seventh day, God finished his work. That's from Genesis 2, verse 2.
2
00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:16,780
Well, I thought that God finished creation on the sixth day and then rested on the seventh.
3
00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:22,080
So what does that mean? Well, stick with me and I want to welcome you to this week's
4
00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:28,040
Shabbat Shalom devotional where I just try to share a little inspiration and bring a
5
00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:34,880
little piece to the close of your very busy week. Let's read that verse in its entirety.
6
00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:44,120
Genesis 2, verses 2 to 3. And on the seventh day, God ended his work which he had done. And he
7
00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:50,600
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. Then God blessed the seventh day
8
00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:58,640
and sanctified it because in it he rested from all of his work which God had created and made.
9
00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:06,760
You know, the ancient rabbis taught that just as heaven and earth were created in six days,
10
00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:14,960
that rest was created on the seventh day. Now, that's an interesting thought, isn't it? We think
11
00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:22,360
of rest in negative terms that it's the absence of something, it's the absence of labor and work,
12
00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:31,040
the absence of strife and maybe fighting, distrust or fear. But the Hebrew word,
13
00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:43,080
menuhah, or menuhah, means much more than that. And creation was actually incomplete without it.
14
00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:52,680
So what is this menuhah that was created on the seventh day? According to Rabbi Abraham Heschel,
15
00:01:52,680 --> 00:02:03,280
menuhah is a positive term. It's a state of tranquility, of serenity, peace and repose. It is
16
00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:12,320
the essence of a good life. So not only did God create heavens and earth, He created a beautiful
17
00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:22,040
state of peace, tranquility and rest. That is the life He intended for you and me. So this weekend,
18
00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:28,960
when you're going to take a little rest, don't just take rest from your labor or your work,
19
00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:39,240
but actually enter into that state of peace and tranquility and rest that God created just for
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00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:46,640
you. Now how can you know this state? How can you enter into true peace and tranquility? Well,
21
00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:54,600
it's by knowing the Creator of God, being forgiven for your sins and trespasses by Christ Jesus,
22
00:02:54,600 --> 00:03:03,960
and receiving the power of the Holy Spirit into your life. That is when you will enter into the
23
00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:12,600
true spiritual rest and the good life. So what this means is that the Sabbath rest was actually a
24
00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:22,760
forerunner or a shadow of our state of salvation and actually even of eternal life. There is so
25
00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,760
much more that I could unpack there, but with that I'm just going to bring this week to a close,
26
00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:38,360
and I'm going to wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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