God completed His creation in 6 days and on the 7th day, He rested (Gen 2:2-3). When Jesus’ disciples returned from a preaching mission that He had sent them on, He took them to a deserted area to, “rest for a while” (Mark 6:31b; NKJV). Jesus and His disciples were caught in a storm in a boat, and He was sleeping; Jesus was truly resting (Matt 8:24). King David exhorted us to, “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him” (Ps 37:7; NKJV). We as Christians, can and should live active, creative and productive lives but at the same time we should walk in God’s rest (Heb 4:9). His rest is a cessation of labour, toil and burdensome effort in our own strength (Matt 11:28-30), casting all our cares on Him (1 Peter 5:7), doing things His way (Matt 11:29) and enjoying His refreshment (Matt 11:28b). Jesus said, “Come unto Me all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28; NKJV). He went on to say, “Take My yoke upon you “(Matt 11:29a) – that means to be teachable, humble and submitted to Him and do things as He directs us (Matt 11:29). Jesus added that His way is easy (Matt 11:30). Psalm 23 paints a beautiful picture of God’s rest, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul” (Ps 23:1-3; NKJV). Let’s get into the word and allow the Holy Spirit to teach us about God’s rest!