RUNNING IN HIS REST

So the creation of heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. Gen 2:1-2

For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world Heb 4:10

Right at the back of the church auditorium where I was seated, His word came to me in a swift and so I heard,

Rest in His works, there is nothing else you can add to it.

When God rested after creating the world, all that needs to be were already created. That’s was the answer I got while I wondered with an openness of mind about the kind of rest God observed seeing that human and other life entities come to be at different times after the creation ended. It was stated that He had ended the creation and saw that everything was beautiful. The end He envisioned has found expression, so He relaxed and watched with cheerfulness all He had created with the expectation that they will give him pleasure and ascribe to him the praises he deserves. God’s rest is a place of having peace in the midst of troubles, getting result with ease while working, standing strong when situations seem overwhelming, believing there is a light at the end of the tunnel when nothing makes sense, not comparing self with others in terms of achievement and status. But it is only entered by those who have heard His voice and believed His promise. God rested because ‘it is finished’. All we need to live life and be fulfilled has been created. If there is any new thing in the physical realm today, it had been created by God, it is not new to him, and all he did was to make them available when it was needed. That is why no man, woman, material things, invention or vision is ever a mistake. Their existence on the planet earth was well thought-out. So, our journey in life already has a plan, there is a volume of book that has been written concerning us. God is the custodian of that book and all He wants is for you to lean on His shoulder for carriage to the expected end. The vision you have today has been existing in that book, when and how it will be fulfilled is also there. You see why you don’t need to run endlessly looking for what has not lost? All he said is “write the vision and make it plain….” It is so that you have the end in mind even if you don’t know the troubles, disappointment, letdowns, people, you will meet on your way. To believe in His promise to get you there is all He needs to keep you safe lest you fail and falter. Trying to add to what God has already created will be a fruitless attempt and that will not give you a safe landing. Everyday you wake up, have it in your consciousness that it is God’s seventh day and while we go about our business and getting deeper meaning to life, trust not in your own ability, lean not on your understanding. The bible says “acknowledge Him in all your ways”. I pray you hear His voice this day telling you to run with that vision in His rest, carrying out the assignment in His wisdom, making all the impact you can with His given ability, achieving greater heights through His enablement in Jesus’ name (Amen).

*in the spirit of being blessed by the same piece, I leave you into God’s exceeding grace*

A FORMLESS BEGINNING……………………… A BEAUTIFUL END

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Gen 1:1-2 Then God looked over all he had made and He saw that it was very good. (Gen 1:31)

What makes the journey of life an interesting one is the vision that seats in the very core of our being. I have long discovered the importance of running with an end in mind; it gives you a sense of direction and purpose. I am not about to state why you must have a vision. With an expectation that you already have one, it’s my delight to place again into your consciousness, why you have to keep at the every step you need to take in the pursuit of purpose. Every vision has a beginning and God surely did not expect that we get it all put together immediately the vision is given. It was a formless earth when God was about starting the creation but He had an end in mind, a beautiful one, and good enough to express His “Let there be”. At different stages and in each one, God brought into existence, the different component that will make up a complete end. That means there are stages, there are phases, there are chapters that must feature a creation that will form a part of that divine vision. Every stage is important, every chapter brings a definition into the journey, and every phase gives it a deeper meaning until it was complete and good. The earth was said by the scriptures to be void, it was empty and the Spirit hovered upon the surface of the deep. But at every “Let there be”, there was a creation. Now, you will understand that the earth was not actually empty; it was filled with substance that can only be brought forth with an action word of creation. God has modeled to us, a perfect being that calls those things that be not as though they were and so every new stage, chapter or phase you get to while giving expression to our vision and dreams, there is meant to be a creation that will give a deeper meaning to your pursuit. A creation of new ventures, new initiatives, new ideas, new solution to challenges, fresh impact in your environment, marriage. etc. There are stages in life that seem so difficult to pull through due to the scope of human limitation, our human strength is obviously not strong enough to take us through it; by it we can not prevail. But of course, your spirit man is always alive to keep your hope in God; to tap into the grace to look up to Jesus the author and the finisher of your faith, to focus on the beautiful linings of God’s promise to take you to that expected end. Some step in reality, appear to be too big for your person to take because your five senses keep bringing back to your awareness, the environment you are in, the intellectual skill you dispossess, the financial and material capacity you do not have. The truth that your spirit man needs is that the vision in its totality informed that step. The result of that step will make up a part of the vision. That step is needful if you must see a beautiful ending. I pray that your heart be quickened for understanding, what seem difficult will ease up for you; every weak knees and feeble hands be strengthened by His touch; every vision that has been put out because of one limitation or the other be revived by the power and authority in Jesus’ name. I pray your cause will not be subverted as the Lord lives. There is a beautiful ending to that formless beginning; it will find expression by His grace.

*In the spirit of being blessed by this piece too* Adenike D-light Akinsanya 220512 6:50pm