Hebrews – Part 2

This week, Lindsay Smith preached on Hebrews 3 and 4, and she focused on chapter 4: “Promised rest for God’s people!”

She pointed out the difference between fruits of freedom (contentment, joy, quiet, clarity, peace) and fruits of bondage (discontentment, sadness, noise, conviction, anxiety) as rest is biblical (Genesis 2:2-3), it brings freedom (Matthew 11:28-30) and it takes faith (Hebrews 11:1) and when you observe the sabbath, it brings margin!

Lindsay was reminded of a conference she attended, where it was said that: “2023 has been named the year of chronic emotional fatigue- people are running an emotional comrades marathon- if you enter a race like that, you need to prepare well (training, eat right…) yet spiritually you are not preparing for life so your input is far outweighed by output, being overwhelmed, feeling far away from god – when in those places, remember to relook your life – how close are you to God?”

3 Points to enter into God’s rest:
Identify, Implement and Increase and finally, she reminded us that being a workaholic is not a compliment – it hurts those around you and your relationship with God.