rest – Brian Friedl https://brianfriedl.com Making Your Life's Mission Possible Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:56:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.17 64732294 Rest Well In Jesus https://brianfriedl.com/rest-well-in-jesus/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:56:24 +0000 http://brianfriedl.com/rest-well-in-jesus/ Today I’m baptizing a good friend and brother in Christ. He has received the gift of eternal life, repented, and chosen to follow hard after Jesus Christ. No longer does he have to fear death, for it is now a gateway to life.  He dwells in safety in the house and presence of the LORD.  Peacefully he rests; confident that the Lord has atoned for all of his sins and will walk with him to the end of the age.  He need not ever worry or fear again. In fact, his spirit of fear has been replaced by a spirit of boldness and adoption The LORD has done an amazing work in him in the last year.  What joy overflows in my heart as we celebrate the newness of life.  When we rest well in the person and work of Christ, we rest well physically also. Praise God for His great mercy and love!

Reflection

If you are a believer, are you resting peacefully as your head hits the pillow?

Are you confident and filled with joy as you walk out your day?

Are you believing that Jesus is all you need?

Carve out time every day, multiple times a day to remember how God rescued and redeemed you. Praise Him for His great love and mercy out loud, especially when you rise up and when you lay down. He is our life!

Prayer

Thank you Father that you have made a way for me and all those who call upon Your name. You have covered our inquiry and given us new life.  May our lives reflect the beauty of Your grace and glorify Your name, Amen!

]]> 1440 Freedom To Rest While You’re Standing https://brianfriedl.com/freedom-to-rest-while-youre-standing/ https://brianfriedl.com/freedom-to-rest-while-youre-standing/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:35:57 +0000 http://brianfriedl.com/freedom-to-rest-while-youre-standing/   
The LORD God has planned the greatest rescue of all times for a self-imprisoned people.  Israel continued to turn its back on their God and and a result found themselves in chains of slavery on more than one occasion. 

We often find ourselves in the same place but as Gentiles in modern times.   There are three actions of God mentioned that are paralleled in what Christ has done for us:

  1. He brought them out of the land of Egypt so that they would not be slaves.  In the same way Christ through His finished work at the cross has freed us. We are no longer slaves to sin
  2. He broke the bars of their yoke.  In Christ we no longer need to toil but we can rest in his power. 
  3. He made them walk erect or upright.  This is reminds me of righteousness.  For under the law we cannot stand. We find ourselves burdened and a sinner, yet as a believer, Christ is our righteousness.  We can stand and walk with Him in the light. For He cleanses us from all unrighteousness with His blood.  

Personal Reflection

What is your Egypt?  What prevailing sin do you need to leave behind?   It has been there so long it has become comfortable and there are days you long to go back to it, forgetting that God has set in front of you the promised land.  Confess to Him today and rejoice in His rescue. Walk in the light and let His blood cleanses you today!

Prayer Focus

Father we confess to you that we sometimes long for the sins of our past believing in our minds that was somehow better.  Let your truth squash that lie and may out affections be set on you alone. Draw us into a deeper place of worship and joy today in the Name of Jesus, Amen!

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