Wisdom of God's Design

Jer 10:12-13  
12 He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion. 13 When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: “And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”

How awestruck I am when considering all God created!  His wisdom in the design of DNA to create sustained life, how atoms and solar systems hold together, the cycles of rain and power in lightning, and the intricate details and beauty of nature - these all bear witness to His greatness.  God spoke, and it was.  When He speaks now, do we listen in awe, wonder, and trembling? 

There is None Like Our God!

Jer 10:6-7
6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might), 7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

Jer 10:10-11  10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. 11 Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”

People worship false gods and think all are equal, but forget this: there is only one God who made everything and who has the right to judge and rule over us all.  He is due all honor, fear, obedience, love, and thanks.  All others will bow to him at he final judgment, and then acknowledge He is Lord of them - even as they tremble for not believing and following Him in this life.  Oh, that God loved us enough when we did not love Him to send His Son to pay our price to bring us reconciliation! 

To Glory in God Alone

Jer 9:23-26
23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.  25 “...For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.”

If we are circumcised in our hearts, then what is cut away are those things that cause spiritual infection.  To be circumcised in our heart means we glory in God, knowing Him and understanding His character, finding joy in Him - not in our own wisdom, strength, or wealth.  He then finds joy in us as we give Him glory in our words and actions, lifting up His mercy, judgment, and righteousness.

Col 2:11. In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 

Need to be Valiant for Truth

Jer 9:3-6 
3 “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.  5 Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity. 6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.

When people choose lies over truth, when they do not valiantly seek it out, speaking and living it - they live for sin and so refuse to draw near to God to know Him intimately.  Just as with Judah, so His people now will suffer from their sin when turning from Jesus Christ to sin and deceit.  This is another reason to know what God says and to correct errors by speaking truth in love.  But speak we must, or we agree with the lies... Romans 1:32  “who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them." 

Know Judgement or No Peace

Jer 8:6-11 
6 I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle. 7 “Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the Lord. 8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us’? Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.  11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace.

When we go our own way, doing wrong and ignoring what God says about accountability and judgment, claiming wisdom and piling up teachers who deny the truth to make ourselves feel better - we ignore truth and cannot say we follow Christ.  When we say there will be peace and work toward making the world heaven, we miss the heaven to come after the worst has come first.  God will have His way by His word, for He is Sovereign of all. 

Truth is Not Relative but Absolutely from God

Jer 7:28  
“So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.’”

Slowly lies creep into the church as in every generation; there is nothing new under the sun.  Today those identifying themselves as Christians do not all want to do what He says, do not want to be corrected when they so sin.  Truth seems to be gone, while new age, gnostic, self-proclaimed prophets, psychology, and other lies are not only accepted, but fill the books and teaching seminars and churches around us.  God's word is truth; let Him be true and every man not in agreement a liar.  Jesus Christ is God come as a man, and the Bible is absolutely true.  

His People Obey in His Way

Jer 7:22-23   
22 For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’

To obey is better than sacrifice; we can try to earn God's favor by doing good - feeding the poor, building hospitals, etc. - but He wants our hearts.  He desires that we listen and live out His will in both heart and actions.  This is not forced obedience, but a burning desire to please God in response to and with thanksgiving for the grace that delivered us from death and Hell that we rightly deserve.  Walk with Him with your whole heart, mind, life, and strength. 

Den of Thieves or Place of Worship?

Jer 7:9-11  
9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, “We are delivered to do all these abominations’? 11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.

Jesus used this passage to show the religious people that God's house was for Him, not their own profit while worshipping other things and justifying all the evil in God's name, as some believers now say that they are saved and so sin to get more grace.  We are saved from sin, not to sin. God is to be prayed to and worshipped, not as a means of gain.  His church is not to be a place of sin and injustice, but His house of worship (1 Peter 2:5).  

Mat 21:12-13  12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” 

Hear, Believe with Repentance, and Live

Jn 5:24 
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life."

Hearing His word includes "repent, for the kingdom of God is near."  It is not enough to just "believe in Him" from this verse to have eternal life and to escape judgement; hearing all Jesus said gives the full picture as Paul brings out in the Epistles many times.

1. Repentance implies confessing sin.

2. Confessing means agreeing with God that all are sinners and fall short (effort not enough).

3. Hearing the gospel, His word, brings faith as God gives ( Jn.6:44 ).

4. Believing in Jesus as the Christ and all He did in our place to die that we by faith might live is then the turning point to salvation, with the previous not undone.

5. Life that does not end and forgiveness from just punishment for sin are the results, ones which nobody can take away - not even us.

24 ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὁ τὸν λόγον μου ἀκούων καὶ πιστεύων τῷ πέμψαντί με ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται, ἀλλὰ μεταβέβηκεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν. 

Peace Found Only in God's Way

Jer 6:13-16  
13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely. 14 They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down,” says the Lord. 16 Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

Just as Israel, today some of God's people live for the things of the world, wanting things, cheating to get ahead, and then telling others there is peace as the times get worse - as if their works can change the path the world is on by their effort over God's decrees.  Things such as immorality and homosexuality no longer shame their speech.  We need to walk in the ways He laid out from the beginning.  Peace is only found in God's way, which is in Jesus Christ.  That is rest and peace in the soul.  

Do You Not Fear God?

Jer 5:22-25 
22 Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. “Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it. 23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; They have revolted and departed. 24 They do not say in their heart, “Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.” 25 Your iniquities have turned these things away, And your sins have withheld good from you.

Do we fear God?  For the unborn, until the conscience awakens to their sin and its just reward, they do not.  For the reborn, we do not fear eternal consequences of punishment anymore, but should fear the one who bought us at such a price and seek to obey out of love (not fear).  But fear of the holy and almighty creator God of the universe should remain, beyond mere awe.  

God's People Know to Do Good

Jer 4:22 
“For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge.”

Do you know God in Christ, or do you struggle to understand and so do what is good in God's eyes, by His standards?  Jeremiah shows God telling the people that they are silly and foolish because these things prove they did not know Him.  Knowing God changes us to know and seek out what is good by His standards, and be simple concerning evil.  God's people know to do good because of His goodness to them and by His work in them. 

Rom 16:19   For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 

Circumcised Hearts

Jeremiah 4:2-4, 14, 18  
And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives, ’In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; The nations shall bless themselves in Him, And in Him they shall glory.”  4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, And take away the foreskins of your hearts,...  14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved.  How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?  18 “Your ways and your doings Have procured these things for you.  This is your wickedness, Because it is bitter, Because it reaches to your heart.”

Acknowledging God as truth, just, and righteous - this glorifies Him.  Cutting back the evil in our hearts, washing clean in repentance as John came doing, this is the gospel told even in Jeremiah's time.  God does not change; He wants to deliver us from sin, from within the heart and not just in outward religious show.  We earned our sin's punishment (justice), but God's grace in Christ is freely given, not earned.  It all begins with turning from sin to Him.  

Heartfelt Confession of Sin for Mercy

Jeremiah 3:10-15, 25   
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.  12...For I am merciful, ’ says the Lord; ‘I will not remain angry forever.  13 Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the Lord your God,...  25 We lie down in our shame, And our reproach covers us.  For we have sinned against the Lord our God, We and our fathers, From our youth even to this day, And have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”   15 And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Just as Israel and Judah turned away and not towards God, so do we now.  He desires the whole heart and not half-hearted rituals of religious outward showing.  He requires that we admit and not excuse our sin, turning from it to Him by doing all He says.  He even gives us shepherds to teach and guide us from His word so we can know, understand, and obey from the heart out of love and thankfulness for the grace and mercy shown at the cross and resurrection.  We are reconciled and bought at a price, yet set free. 

Work as God Works in Us to Desire and Do

Philippians 2:12-13  
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Obeying God is how we do our part to work out our salvation; God's working in us is how His will is accomplished in and through us.  We can do nothing apart from Christ, yet in Him as we follow in doing the things He taught us in His word, so we work it out - our sanctification (the continuing change of salvation in us).  The salvation itself is all by the grace and mercy of God in Christ; the out working day to day afterwards is the conforming to His image (sanctification).  So we do not work FOR salvation, but WORK OUT that which we have been given. 

Examples to Learn Admonition From

1 Corinthians 10:11-13

Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Continuing from yesterday with Jeremiah 2:11-19 on examples to learn from, these show how we need to watch out because we can fall as easily as Israel in the OT.  Pride says we are better, and sets us up - so we must carefully watch to avoid by learning from the past examples.  But we have Christ to bear us up and go to for help; He promises a way out of temptation, a way to bear it when it seems we cannot.  So we have examples and God's presence to get us through now. 

Forsaken without Fear

Jeremiah 2:11-19 
Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods?  But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit.  17 Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the Lord your God When He led you in the way?  19 Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you.  Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.

Glory, honor, profit - these things rightly found in God should never be given up for cheap substitutes that become objects of worship.  When we walk away from God, we bring only problems on ourselves; following God as a content (with godliness) servant leads to fearing and loving Him.  Fear of what was going to happen, love for the mercy and grace that is in Jesus Christ.  These things were written for us to learn from, examples not to follow... 1 Corinthians 10:11-13. 

God is With Us to Deliver

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you.  For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”

When we live and speak faithfully for God, there will be those both within and from outside the church who will resist or even fight against the truth of God.  But if He is with us, who can be against us?  God is greater and surely can deliver from any raging lion.  So if we are about our Lord's work, we need to press forward and be faithful in return. 

Known From Eternity

Jeremiah 1:5   
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

Romans 8:29.   For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

God knows me from before I was created or born.  He set me aside to be His child, to be reborn in Christ, that I may become like Him as I daily grow in sanctification.  Whether a call to ministry like Jeremiah or another gift or service, I can rest fully in His purpose for this life of His in me. 

He Knows Our Thoughts and Worship

Isaiah 66:16-18, 23-24  
For by fire and by His sword The Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many.  Shall be consumed together,” says the Lord.  18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.  23 And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.  24 “And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me.  For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

God is love, but do not forget His holiness and wrath against sinners who do not turn from it.  They will (as in Mark chapter 9) suffer forever where "worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched."  How much better in contrast the repentant sinner who finds in Christ the right to worship in God's presence forever, seeing His glory!  He knows the thoughts of our hearts toward Him and our obedient sincerity of worship.  

We are Where God Dwells - Tremble in Humility

Isaiah 66:1, 2, 5. 
1 Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool.  Where is the house that you will build Me?  And where is the place of My rest?  2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.  5 Hear the word of the Lord, You who tremble at His word: “Your brethren who hated you, Who cast you out for My name's sake, said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, That we may see your joy. ’But they shall be ashamed.”

God is above all He made, so our buildings we meet in are not for Him, but merely a place to meet together - what He wants is to live within us so we worship from out of our hearts, our lives.  That is why He looks for humility and total reliance on Him and His word to us to guide us.  And if we so transparently live and avoid empty ritual and tradition, there will be those who say they are His, yet will speak evil of us.  They will be ashamed as we see God truly glorified in sincerity and truth. 

God Blesses All Things New in Truth

Isaiah 65:16-17, 24 
So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My eyes. 17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. ... 24 “It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

The God of truth is who blesses, and who takes away the old man to create anew, even to remaking the universe when it is time.  Then the problems and sin of these days will be forgotten.  So now we have the assurance that, as with salvation, He hears even before we cry out to Him, answering prayers that align with His will even before we ask.  This grace is His blessing for those who call on the name of Jesus Christ and no other. 

Seen and Heard by Grace

Isaiah 64:4-8 
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.  5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways.  You are indeed angry, for we have sinned — In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved.  6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.   8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.

Having the mind of Christ opens our understanding to all God said as recorded in the Bible (1 Corinthians 2:7-16).  He tells us to wait for Him, to thinks of Him in all we do, to admit our sin and need for saving from it.  He is our heavenly Father, shaping us as His handiwork - so we should be thankful and joyful to be delivered and given such understanding as He does to all who are made new in Christ Jesus!  He is seen and heard by us in His grace. 

Led to Enter His Rest

Isaiah 63:14  
As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name.

Hebrews 4:1, 9-11   1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.  9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.  11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

God gives animals rest when they are tired; how much more does He lead us in rest from our efforts to earn deliverance from our sin?  His grace paid the debt we owed the righteous Judge once and for all.  So if we do not choose to enter that rest, doing God's work as He guides and tells us to do, then we come short (the definition do sin) again.  So we need to obey by entering the rest in Christ and His work for us, not attempting to earn what we cannot. 

Proclaim Salvation of the Redeemed!

Isaiah 62:11-12   
Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’”  12 And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

Salvation did come in Jesus Christ as God had promised; He brought the reward of forgiveness for sin and reconciliation with our Creator.  His work led to death on a cross and life from that into forever.  So we are redeemed because He sought us out and will never leave or forsake us.  Ever.   We were sought out and bought at such a price to proclaim the salvation as His redeemed and holy people, the saints never forsaken.  

The Spirit of God Anoints to Preach

Isaiah 61:1, 6, 8, 10,   
1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;  6 But you shall be named the priests of the Lord, They shall call you the servants of our God...  8... I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.  10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,..  11...So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

God in Christ brings good news - healing of the heart and soul, freedom from the bondage of sin, no longer its prisoner!  Then He makes us as priests to minister to each other, serving Him and others.  So we receive joy beyond words, made right and righteous in God's eyes that cause us and those who see to give praise to God and all He does... We are called as Christ to preach the good news by His Spirit in us.  

Arise, God's Glory Has Arisen on Us!

Isaiah 60:1-2, 18-19.  
1 Arise, shine; For your light has come!  And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.  2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.  18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise.  19 “The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.

God gave light in His Son Jesus the Christ in the midst of deep darkness of sin and pending judgment to show His glory.  So salvation is offered to go into for security through the door or praise to give thanks to Him who will ultimately be the only light we see at time's end in the new heaven and earth.  Forever He will be our light and glory as we glory in His presence!  Arise, His glory has risen as the Son upon us. 

His Righteousness and Power Bring Salvation

Isaiah 59:16-17, 21 
He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.  17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.  21 “As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them:My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”

Since no man could be perfect enough to stand between men and God, He Himself chose to do so, offering to rescue us from our hopeless sin-filled state if we would turn to Him and trust that He did as He said.  With righteousness and zeal He came to deliver and offer His Spirit and words in our hearts, making us new creations, reborn.  So we use those words with Him who lives within us now to tell others.  Only by His righteousness and power do are we saved; it is not our doing or choosing rightly to accept, we only receive what is given by grace alone! 

Sin Separated us from God's Hearing

Isaiah 59:2, 6, 12  
But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.  6 Their webs will not become garments, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands.  12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, And our sins testify against us; For our transgressions are with us, And as for our iniquities, we know them:

Sin separates everyone from God, and the webs we weave with self justification or the good works we do to appease God - these do no good to bring us any closer to Him.  We deny our sin, but inside we know we are all sinners by God's perfect and unattainable standards.  The only hope then is Jesus Christ in our place to take away our sin.  

Enter the True Rest in Christ Alone

Isaiah 58:13 
“If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,

Hebrews 4:9-10  There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

Mark 2:27-28  And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

What is the Sabbath rest?  It is honoring God by doing what pleases Him, not continuing to live for the things we want to do - we are bought at a price that cost us only who we live for.  This is the rest from our good works that attempt to earn His favor, instead resting in The Lord of rest who by mercy and great grace  has worked the works for us up to and out of the cross.  We now enter that rest, not seeking more works of "do not" on the Sabbath or Lord's Day, but resting in the finished work of Jesus Christ.  Let us enter that true rest in Christ alone.