RTW 2022

In that wonderful day when the LORD gives His people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,…
Isaiah 14:3

It’s a possible to have a now rest, and we can be certain of a then rest.

Now Rest

• Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.
  Matt. 11:28-30 (MSG)

• Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
  Psalm 55:22 (NASB 95)

• Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
  1 Peter 5:7 (AMPC)

• Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. 7 If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.
  Philippians 4:6-7 (TLB)

Then Rest

• He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
  Revelation 21:4 (ESV)

• And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
  Revelation 21:5-7

• And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
  Revelation 21:26-27

• He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
  Revelation 22:20a

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What a horrible horrible prophecy!Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
Isaiah 13:16

I can confidently rest in the now and because of the then.