14/10/2024
~Jeffrey’s Legacy posts by Kenyan Family~
He wants us to minister from a state of rest
Rest is being completely independent of what we see and hear. Jesus was at rest during the storm because He was not moved by what He saw and heard with His senses, but only by what He saw and heard from His Father.
He wants us to operate from a state of rest during our ministry as well. That is because Heaven is a place of rest. Those who are laboring will see our rest, and ask us why we are different. Then we can tell them about Jesus.
Peter was able to walk on the water until he lost his state of rest, by looking at the storm instead of Jesus. The secret to walking in mighty miracles is learning how to operate independent of what we see and hear, resting our attention entirely on Jesus, on the Word. Rest is resting on His Promises, and acting on His Promises, and completely disregarding what we see and hear.
He wants us to walk by faith not by sight. Walking by faith IS walking in rest. Rejoicing in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES is designed to teach us how to rest, by helping us learn how to take our eyes OFF OF OUR SURROUNDINGS and placing our eyes ON JESUS.
Rejoicing in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES is designed to teach us how to rest, by helping us learn how to take our eyes OFF OF OUR SURROUNDINGS and placing our eyes ON JESUS. Guarding your heart means learning how to live in a state of rest. Living from a state of rest means OPERATING FROM A SEATED POSITION. We are now seated with Him in the Heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. Peter took his eyes off of the Word (Jesus). But Peter was not born again at the time, nor was he filled with the Holy Spirit. So we ARE capable of living from a state of rest. Paul and Silas worshiping in the Phillipian jail were RESTING IN THE LORD.
We are resting when we walk more aware of Heaven than we are of the earth. Jesus walked that way all the time, because He did nothing unless He saw the Father do it first. He wants us to be more aware of heaven than we are of earth. Then we can minister just as Jesus ministered, from a state of rest.
Jesus performed His entire ministry in a state of rest, resting in trusting His Father. He got more done WHILE RESTING than any other man on the face of the earth
Almost every single aspect of the message Jesus preached talks about rest. When He tells us to see how the Father feeds the birds, He is telling us that we can rest in trusting the Father to take care of us. When He tells us we need to become as little Children, He is telling us we should learn to rest from our labor and trust our Loving Father for EVERYTHING. He says "Come unto me, you who are weak and heavy laden, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST" For those who believe in Him, it can be as if the fall never occurred. That is because when we are born again, we are NEW CREATIONS, and the tie to Adam is broken. SO FOR US IT IS AS IF THE FALL NEVER HAPPENED AND THE CURSE NEVER AFFECTED US. THE CURSE OF THE FALL IS LABOR. THE CURSE BROUGHT WITH IT THE YOKE OF LABOR. The yoke Jesus wants us to wear is the YOKE OF REST. That is because He wants to bear ALL OF OUR BURDENS, and for us to completely REST IN HIM.
People think that the REST of HEAVEN is meant for the future, when we move on. But Jesus prayed THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. So He wants us to walk in Heavenly rest while on earth. Rejoicing and Giving thanks in all circumstances is the key to learning how to live in a state of rest at all times.
"I brought My People out of Egypt so they could rest in trusting Me. They refused to learn how to rest in the wilderness. They complained, and based how they acted on what they saw with their eyes. They did not learn how to rejoice and give thanks. So they never entered into My Rest. I want My People to know how much I love them, and that I sent My Son Jesus so that they can rest. He not only bore all your sins, He bore the CURSE OF THE FALL, which is LABOR. So you no longer have to bear it. So rejoice in Me. Give thank for all things, and learn how to rest in Me"
Resting is living like a heavenly citizen. Laboring is living like an earthly citizen. We only stand out if we live like heavenly citizen.