"Enter Into Rest"
Hebrews 4:3
The inspired writer declares that "we
which have believed do enter into rest."
Believers enter into a blessed fourfold rest by faith in Christ.
WE REST OUR SOULS UPON
THE EFFICACY OF CHRIST'S BLOOD ATONEMENT (
WE REST ALSO UPON THE INFINITE, UNFAILING
SUFFICIENCY OF GOD'S SAVING GRACE (II Cor.12:9; John
WE REST OUR LIVES UPON
THE GOODNESS OF GOD'S UNIVERSAL PROVIDENCE (Isa. 45:7; Rom.
WE REST UPON THE INFALLIBILITY OF GOD'S
WORD AND THE PROMISES OF IT (Isa. 40:8). Because the Bible is the Word of God,
it is infallible. Because it is infallible, its promises are all sure. Three
things are promised in the Book of God to every believer which give us rest as
we apprehend them by faith: (1) The Non-Imputation of Sin (Rom. 4:8), (2) The
Resurrection of the Body (I Thess. 4:13-18), and (3) The Glory of Eternal Bliss
in Heaven (John 14:1-3).
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO MUST ENTER INTO
THE REST OF GOD'S EVERLASTING SALVATION IN CHRIST (Heb. 4:6). All who were
chosen to it must possess it. All for whom it was purchased must enter into it.
All who have been called to it by God must obtain it. That means that all who
trust Christ must enter into his rest. You cannot trust him and perish!
Don Fortner