Resting in the Lord

Resting in the Lord involves ceasing your own labor and relying on His work (Heb 4:10). However, this rest must be constantly guarded. We are continually tempted to go back to relying on our own works to save us. Scripture warns us to be careful that our own hearts are not evil and unbelieving. Rather, we are to encourage one another day after day to continue to believe and rest in the Lord (Heb 3:12-13). Resting in God does not imply inactivity. It means being occupied with God’s plan and purpose as opposed to our own. It is doing those “good works” which God planned beforehand that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:10)