(by pastor Norman)

God completed His creation over 6 days and on the 7th day He rested (Gen 2:2). God set aside the 7th day as a day of rest for His people, when no work was to be done (Gen 2:3, Ex 23:12). As Christians, we keep Sunday as our Sabbath or rest day, a day we focus on God. In the book of Hebrews we read that we can enter into the life of rest He has for us (Heb 4:1). As Christians as we ask Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Saviour (Rom 10:9-10) and give our lives to Him we can walk in the ongoing abundant life He has for us and this includes His rest (John 10:10). We can live in God’s rest in this life just as Jesus did. He and His disciples were in a storm at sea, the disciples panicked but Jesus slept, He was at rest! When He woke, He “rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm” (Matt 8:24; NKJV). Rest was restored to the lives of the disciples. How often we labour and struggle physically and emotionally in our own strength to achieve things in life, this results in a life of stress, anxiety, tension worry and concern. Jesus has a better way, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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” (Matt 11:28-30; NKJV). Jesus is saying here, quit toiling and struggling on your own and take my yoke or in other words, submit to me and do things my way and experience true rest! How do we find His way? Well, pray, get close to God, in His word and He will show us the way!