Pastor Stephanie
We will get spiritual rest inside us to get peace surrounding our mind.
GENESIS 2:3 KJV
And God blessed the SEVENTH day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had RESTED from all his WORK which God created and made.
H7673 rest
Original: שׁבת
Transliteration: shâbath
Phonetic: shaw-bath'
to cease, to STOP
Faith is 100% being able to rely on God.
We can totally rely and trust in Him.
GENESIS 2:15 CEB
The LORD God took the human and SETTLED him in the garden of EDEN to farm it and to take care of it.
H3240 settled
Original: ינח
Transliteration: yânach
Phonetic: yaw-nakh'
to REST, SETTLE DOWN and REMAIN
be quiet
Adam was the only one who was made in God's image.
Adam also needs to be settled.
God is spirit.
“The Lord God took the man and ‘RESTED him’ [nuakh] into the garden of EDEN to work it and keep it.”
H5731 Eden
Original: עדן
Transliteration: ‛êden
Phonetic: ay'-den
EDEN = "PLEASURE"
God created a special garden, Eden, where He wants Adam to rest.
Adam was made to work with pleasure.
God wants Adam to work with rest.
In that garden, Adam was able to see God.
Nun - Spiritual life; spiritual seed
We will have spiritual eyes to enter into the door of life.
Spiritual eyes need to be opened.
Experience His life.
Live the pleasure and restful life on this earth.
Today, Jesus came as the door, back into the spiritual life of pleasure that God meant for us.
GENESIS 2:16-17 NKJV
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
Spiritual death and physical death.
Spiritual death - When Adam eat it, his eyes is closed and he cannot enter into the door anymore.
GENESIS 2:18 NKJV
And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be ALONE; will make him a HELPER comparable to him."
Through Jesus Christ, we have come to know Him.
New spirit need to continue to see the spiritual realm.
H5828 helper
Original: עזר
Transliteration: ‛êzer
Phonetic: ay'-zer
âzar ‛ עזר
- to surround, that is, protect or AID:- help, succour.
JOHN 14:16 AMP
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another HELPER (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to BE WITH YOU FOREVER —
In the physical, we can fail.
G3875 helper
Original: παράκλητος
Transliteration: paraklētos
Phonetic: par-ak'-lay-tos
- summoned, called to one's side, especially called to one's AID one who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an ADVOCATE
Holy spirit come to help us and not nag us.
Holy spirit is the one who is always alongside our spirit.
JOHN 14:17 NKJV
the SPIRIT of TRUTH, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be IN YOU.
This helper (Holy Spirit) is God given specially for God's children.
Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth.
The only truth is Jesus.
He doesn't condemned us even though we make the wrong decision.
He will lead us from the spirit inside or lead us to someone who can lead us.
JOHN 14:18 TPT
“I promise that I will NEVER LEAVE you HELPLESS or ABANDON you as orphans—I will come back to you!
JOHN 14:23-24 TPT
Jesus replied, “Loving me empowers you to obey my WORD. And my Father will love you SO DEEPLY that we will COME to YOU and make you our DWELLING PLACE. (HOME) But those who don’t love me will not obey my words. The Father did not send me to speak my own revelation, but the WORDS of my FATHER.
Tripartite living inside us - Father, Son and Holy Spirit
JOHN 14:26 NKJV
But the HELPER, the HOLY SPIRIT, whom the Father will send in MY NAME, He will TEACH you ALL things, and BRING to your REMEMBRANCE ALL things that I SAID to you.
Holy spirit knows better in all areas of our lives - Parenting, finances, cooking etc.
This helper is worth knowing.
He will teach us all things provided if we want to learn.
He wants to show us the truth, show us the way and show us the life.
JOHN 14:27 TPT
“I leave the GIFT of PEACE with you—MY PEACE. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but MY PERFECT PEACE. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!
Soul mind not renewed with the word of God.
G1515 peace
Original: εἰρήνη
Transliteration: eirēnē
Phonetic: i-ray'-nay
Strong's Definition:
Probably from a primary verb εἴρω eirō (to join);
peace -prosperity:- one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
When we are no more at rest, we are at war. Disease comes in.
LUKE 4:18-19 NLT
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the TIME of the LORD’S FAVOR has COME."
G2962 LORD
Original: κύριος
Transliteration: kurios
Phonetic: koo'-ree-os
- HE to whom a person or thing belongs, about which HE HAS POWER of DECIDING; MASTER, LORD
the possessor and disposer of a thing
the OWNER; one who has control of the person
From κῦρος kuros (SUPREMACY);
SUPREME in AUTHORITY,
that is, CONTROLLER
and that the TIME of the LORD’S FAVOR has COME.”
Luke 4:19 NLT
δεκτός dektos FAVOR
ACCEPTED = ACCESS
We need the Lord's favour the most.
EPHESIANS 2:18 NKJV
For through HIM we both have ACCESS by one Spirit TO THE FATHER.
Through Jesus, we now have access to God.
Today, we are legally God's sons and daughters.
We have access to the richest man on this earth - God.
G4318 access
Original: προσαγωγή
Transliteration: prosagōgē
Phonetic: pros-ag-ogue-ay'
- the act of bringing to,
a moving to
access, approach
to God, i.e. that relationship with God whereby we are acceptable to him and have assurance that he is favourably disposed towards him
- admission:- access.
What Jesus did gave us the access to go to the Father.
What can ACCESS to GOD'S FAVOUR do for you?
GOD’s FAVOUR grants you favour before people that matter in your journey of life.
DANIEL 1:9 KJV
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
God will give us that favour if we go to the Father.
GOD'S FAVOUR grants you access to divine appointment and calling.
LUKE 1:30 KJV
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
GOD’s FAVOR can set you up from nobody to somebody.
GENESIS 39:2 KJV
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
HEBREWS 4:9 TPT
So we conclude that there is still a FULL and COMPLETE SABBATH-REST waiting for BELIEVERS to experience.
Religion is trying to curry favour God.
Hoping when we do good, God will bless us.
What please God? - Faith please God.
Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
HEBREWS 4:10 TPT
As we ENTER into GOD’S FAITH -REST LIFE we CEASE from OUR OWN WORKS, just as God celebrates his finished works and rests in them.
HEBREWS 4:16 KJV
Let us THEREFORE COME BOLDLY unto the throne of GRACE, that we may obtain MERCY, and find GRACE to HELP in time of need.
G996 help
Original: βοήθεια
Transliteration: boētheia
Phonetic: bo-ay'-thi-ah
Thayer Definition:
help
Strong's Definition: From G998; aid; specifically a rope or chain for frapping a vessel:- help.
GOD'S SABBATH REST is NOT referring to the Physical. ONLY your born again SPIRIT MAN (THE BELIEVER) CAN ENTER THIS REST
WHEN and WHERE?
TODAY (ANYTIME ANYWHERE) we can have the sabbath rest.
HOW?
WHEN YOU BELIEVE HIS WORD BY FAITH. AND LET HOLY SPIRIT lead you to MAKE WISE DECISIONS in line with GOD'S WORD.
REST API (RESTful API)
A RESTful API is an architectural style for an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to access and use data.
That data can be used to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data types, which refers to the reading, updating, creating and deleting of operations concerning resources.
How many days can you rest:-
in a week?
in a month?
in a year?
in your whole lifetime?
SO WHAT IS THE KEY TO A BELIEVER'S SABBATH REST?
USE YOUR ACCESS TO THE FATHER'S FAVOUR BY FAITH IN CHRIST THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
Jesus came so we can have access to Father's favour.
WHAT'S the ACCESS CODE or PASSWORD?
- Jesus' Name (De Jesus)
Do you have your ACCESS card with you?
If YES, ENTER into GOD'S SABBATH REST anytime anywhere!
This is our first key to enter into His sabbath rest.
The cross has guaranteed this rest.
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