WEBVTT 00:00:00.980 --> 00:00:08.419 Shortened, focused today. Genesis chapter 2, verses 1 to 3. Let's hear God's word. 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:15.880 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 00:00:16.500 --> 00:00:23.440 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:34.780 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:37.219 Let's pray. 00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:47.200 Father, we thank you for your word for Genesis, the book of beginnings, 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:54.320 teaching us about you, teaching us about the world in which we live, 00:00:55.980 --> 00:00:58.719 teaching us about your good order and design. 00:01:00.260 --> 00:01:05.020 And we pray that as we look at the whole theme of rest today, 00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:08.879 that you would teach us and instruct us, 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:12.579 not only that we would understand with our minds, 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:15.699 but that we would actually experience 00:01:15.699 --> 00:01:18.819 all that you have for us today. 00:01:20.199 --> 00:01:24.379 That it would change how we live this coming week. 00:01:26.019 --> 00:01:29.340 And it would truly give us peace 00:01:29.340 --> 00:01:31.959 as we enter into a new week. 00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:36.239 Father, help us in Jesus' name. 00:01:37.039 --> 00:01:37.319 Amen. 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:42.899 So how are you? 00:01:43.319 --> 00:01:44.239 How are you feeling? 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:48.640 Let me guess that a big chunk of your answer, 00:01:48.859 --> 00:01:51.079 somewhere in all your words, 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:52.379 there will be things like 00:01:52.379 --> 00:01:53.439 busy, 00:01:54.699 --> 00:01:55.340 tired, 00:01:56.840 --> 00:01:57.599 exhausted. 00:01:58.379 --> 00:02:00.659 I mean, I could just fall asleep right now. 00:02:01.919 --> 00:02:03.539 And the sad thing is, 00:02:03.620 --> 00:02:06.340 the solution to our hectic lives 00:02:06.340 --> 00:02:08.020 is to work longer 00:02:08.020 --> 00:02:09.460 and do more. 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:11.780 We seem to stuff more and more 00:02:11.780 --> 00:02:13.159 into our life. 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:17.259 So we sign up our kids to more activities. 00:02:18.259 --> 00:02:20.580 We volunteer at community groups. 00:02:20.699 --> 00:02:22.640 We get involved in more ministry. 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:25.439 We go to every family birthday and celebration. 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:30.460 No wonder we get worn out. 00:02:31.099 --> 00:02:32.979 We're in a state of restlessness. 00:02:33.699 --> 00:02:35.639 And our desire for rest 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:38.500 always seems to evade us. 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:40.259 We rush to work. 00:02:40.859 --> 00:02:42.639 We run to the next appointment. 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:45.240 We wrestle with over-commitments. 00:02:45.479 --> 00:02:48.439 We're constantly striving to keep up and fit in. 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:51.500 frantically trying to reach our own standards 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:53.359 while desperately trying to meet 00:02:53.359 --> 00:02:55.180 everybody else's expectations. 00:02:56.780 --> 00:02:59.020 We've become a nation of worriers, 00:03:00.139 --> 00:03:02.800 struggling with mental health, 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:05.460 dependent on that drink 00:03:05.460 --> 00:03:07.219 to settle our worrying minds. 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:10.159 And sadly for some, 00:03:10.960 --> 00:03:12.599 the only means of escape 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:14.139 is to end it all. 00:03:14.139 --> 00:03:18.379 We are a restless people. 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:20.579 But guess what? 00:03:21.379 --> 00:03:23.139 That's not how it was 00:03:23.139 --> 00:03:24.339 at the beginning. 00:03:25.019 --> 00:03:27.199 Let's look at this short text 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:30.379 and see what we learn about rest. 00:03:31.079 --> 00:03:32.979 Four big things we're going to look at. 00:03:33.099 --> 00:03:34.619 First, work is finished. 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:35.699 Look at verse 2. 00:03:36.519 --> 00:03:37.500 By the seventh day, 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:38.899 God had finished the work 00:03:38.899 --> 00:03:40.779 he had been doing. 00:03:41.259 --> 00:03:43.519 If you could peer back in time 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:45.240 before the creation of this world, 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:46.659 nothing is there 00:03:46.659 --> 00:03:48.200 except the self-existing, 00:03:48.860 --> 00:03:50.060 self-sufficient God. 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:52.140 And then at God's decree, 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:55.660 something begins to happen. 00:03:56.360 --> 00:03:57.000 Creation, 00:03:57.219 --> 00:03:58.900 imagined in the mind of God, 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:00.160 begins to unfold. 00:04:00.540 --> 00:04:01.760 The plan and design 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:03.160 start to take shape. 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:05.780 God's spoken word 00:04:05.780 --> 00:04:07.860 enacts it all. 00:04:08.580 --> 00:04:09.780 Forming the earth, 00:04:10.340 --> 00:04:11.660 the light and the darkness, 00:04:11.660 --> 00:04:12.780 the sea and the sky, 00:04:12.780 --> 00:04:14.120 the land and vegetation, 00:04:14.699 --> 00:04:16.519 and then with intricate precision, 00:04:16.939 --> 00:04:18.879 filling those empty voids 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:20.439 with the sun and the moon 00:04:20.439 --> 00:04:21.759 and sea creatures 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:23.300 and birds in the sky 00:04:23.300 --> 00:04:25.379 and animals and mankind. 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:29.980 The master craftsman of the cosmos 00:04:29.980 --> 00:04:34.240 is at work through his word. 00:04:35.459 --> 00:04:37.680 Laws to keep the world spinning 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:39.360 in just the right speed. 00:04:39.699 --> 00:04:42.340 Forces to keep the tides all in place. 00:04:42.339 --> 00:04:44.500 Plants providing food. 00:04:44.859 --> 00:04:46.799 Mankind ruling the earth. 00:04:47.159 --> 00:04:50.000 Creation is one big display 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:53.239 of God's never-ending glory. 00:04:54.899 --> 00:05:00.019 God's word has done its work. 00:05:01.379 --> 00:05:04.759 As God spoke through the prophet Isaiah himself 00:05:04.759 --> 00:05:07.019 telling us what his word is like, 00:05:07.319 --> 00:05:08.120 here it is. 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:12.300 So is my word that goes out from my mouth. 00:05:12.660 --> 00:05:14.740 It will not return to me empty, 00:05:15.139 --> 00:05:18.220 but will accomplish what I desire 00:05:18.220 --> 00:05:20.740 and achieve the purpose 00:05:20.740 --> 00:05:23.180 for which I sent it. 00:05:24.519 --> 00:05:27.600 God's perfect spoken word 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:30.100 bringing creation 00:05:30.100 --> 00:05:32.280 to its conclusion. 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:35.159 Can you picture God? 00:05:36.299 --> 00:05:38.039 Surveying all that he has done, 00:05:38.739 --> 00:05:40.459 towering over the universe, 00:05:41.219 --> 00:05:42.939 creation in its vast array, 00:05:43.059 --> 00:05:44.799 the infinite universe, 00:05:45.099 --> 00:05:46.679 the ocean depths, 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:48.819 and as God stands back, 00:05:48.899 --> 00:05:49.739 he declares, 00:05:50.259 --> 00:05:52.519 it is finished. 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:54.959 The work is done. 00:05:55.319 --> 00:05:57.039 No more forming or filling. 00:05:57.040 --> 00:05:58.260 It's complete. 00:05:58.819 --> 00:06:00.620 Everything is as it should be. 00:06:00.960 --> 00:06:03.379 No faults and no mistakes. 00:06:05.060 --> 00:06:05.879 Verse 2, 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:07.340 By the seventh day, 00:06:07.520 --> 00:06:09.040 God had finished 00:06:09.640 --> 00:06:11.960 the work he had been doing. 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:15.340 Now for us, 00:06:15.540 --> 00:06:16.080 seventh, 00:06:16.500 --> 00:06:17.879 this seventh day, 00:06:18.400 --> 00:06:20.220 might be just another number 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:21.540 and another day 00:06:21.540 --> 00:06:22.740 in the sequence of the week. 00:06:22.740 --> 00:06:24.060 But in the Bible, 00:06:24.860 --> 00:06:26.300 it's full of symbolism. 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:29.879 Seven means fullness 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.319 or completeness. 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:35.120 So when God stops his work 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:36.620 on the seventh day, 00:06:37.540 --> 00:06:39.139 he's declaring to us 00:06:39.139 --> 00:06:40.740 that his work of creation 00:06:40.740 --> 00:06:42.259 is complete. 00:06:43.259 --> 00:06:45.400 It's perfectly finished. 00:06:46.139 --> 00:06:47.920 No more tweaking or fixing. 00:06:48.939 --> 00:06:50.879 Everything is as it should be. 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:52.759 Now that doesn't mean 00:06:52.759 --> 00:06:54.100 that God has stopped work 00:06:54.100 --> 00:06:55.100 altogether. 00:06:55.459 --> 00:06:56.519 Scripture reminds us 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:57.639 that God continues 00:06:57.639 --> 00:06:59.759 to sustain the world 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:01.279 by his powerful word. 00:07:01.699 --> 00:07:02.680 God still works, 00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:04.240 but he has finished 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:06.360 the work of creation. 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:07.879 Everything 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:10.560 is wonderfully complete 00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:12.659 by the seventh day. 00:07:13.980 --> 00:07:15.759 So the work is finished. 00:07:17.360 --> 00:07:18.000 Second, 00:07:18.219 --> 00:07:19.740 rest from work. 00:07:19.740 --> 00:07:21.319 Let's read verse 2. 00:07:21.860 --> 00:07:23.040 By the seventh day, 00:07:23.400 --> 00:07:24.360 God had finished 00:07:24.360 --> 00:07:25.639 the work he had been doing. 00:07:25.780 --> 00:07:27.319 So on the seventh day, 00:07:27.939 --> 00:07:28.920 he rested 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:30.980 from all his work. 00:07:31.740 --> 00:07:33.300 When our work is done, 00:07:34.300 --> 00:07:35.300 or not done 00:07:35.300 --> 00:07:37.160 as the case is usually, 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:38.400 usually the way, 00:07:38.500 --> 00:07:39.300 we rest, 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:39.900 don't we? 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:40.699 We sit down, 00:07:40.780 --> 00:07:41.740 we get a cup of tea, 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:42.759 we relax, 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:43.300 we rest, 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:44.759 because we're tired, 00:07:44.980 --> 00:07:45.819 we're worn out 00:07:45.819 --> 00:07:46.420 physically, 00:07:46.960 --> 00:07:47.620 emotionally, 00:07:47.939 --> 00:07:48.340 mentally. 00:07:48.339 --> 00:07:50.439 Everything is pressing in 00:07:50.439 --> 00:07:51.739 and squeezing us 00:07:51.739 --> 00:07:52.299 to death 00:07:52.299 --> 00:07:53.299 and we just need to 00:07:53.299 --> 00:07:54.439 rest. 00:07:55.739 --> 00:07:56.119 Well, 00:07:56.199 --> 00:07:57.799 God rests too, 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:00.339 but not because 00:08:00.339 --> 00:08:01.579 he's tired. 00:08:02.899 --> 00:08:03.839 Keep your finger 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:05.479 in Genesis 2 00:08:05.479 --> 00:08:06.519 and jump with me 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:08.819 to Psalm 121. 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:12.579 Psalm 121. 00:08:12.579 --> 00:08:24.039 Psalm 121. 00:08:24.039 --> 00:08:28.699 See what it says? 00:08:28.799 --> 00:08:29.879 The first few verses, 00:08:30.039 --> 00:08:31.259 Psalm 121, 00:08:31.339 --> 00:08:31.860 verse 1. 00:08:32.659 --> 00:08:34.360 Speaking of our creator God, 00:08:34.460 --> 00:08:35.860 I lift up my eyes 00:08:35.860 --> 00:08:36.679 to the mountains. 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:39.000 Where does my help 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:39.639 come from? 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:43.319 My help comes from the Lord, 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:45.679 the maker of heaven and earth. 00:08:46.019 --> 00:08:48.159 He will not let your foot slip. 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:49.879 He who watches over you 00:08:49.879 --> 00:08:50.819 will not slumber. 00:08:51.779 --> 00:08:52.139 Indeed, 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:54.019 he who watches over Israel 00:08:54.019 --> 00:08:57.480 will neither slumber nor sleep. 00:08:58.439 --> 00:09:00.019 Back to Genesis 2. 00:09:01.539 --> 00:09:02.039 You see, 00:09:02.299 --> 00:09:03.539 our creator God 00:09:03.539 --> 00:09:05.639 does not need sleep. 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:07.179 He doesn't get tired 00:09:07.179 --> 00:09:08.419 or worn out. 00:09:09.539 --> 00:09:09.839 So, 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:10.859 what does it mean 00:09:10.859 --> 00:09:11.979 when we read in Genesis 00:09:11.979 --> 00:09:12.779 that God 00:09:12.779 --> 00:09:13.759 rests? 00:09:15.419 --> 00:09:15.739 Well, 00:09:15.779 --> 00:09:17.120 when the work is finished, 00:09:18.199 --> 00:09:19.120 there is nothing 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:20.120 left to do 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:21.479 except enjoy 00:09:21.479 --> 00:09:23.179 everything that's been done. 00:09:23.299 --> 00:09:23.859 It's like 00:09:23.859 --> 00:09:25.239 cooking a meal. 00:09:26.479 --> 00:09:27.479 All the work 00:09:27.479 --> 00:09:28.179 has been done 00:09:28.179 --> 00:09:29.839 and everything's prepared 00:09:29.839 --> 00:09:30.739 and it's all cooked 00:09:30.739 --> 00:09:32.039 and it's set before you. 00:09:32.779 --> 00:09:33.919 You rest 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:35.399 and you just enjoy 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:36.959 what's before you. 00:09:38.139 --> 00:09:38.399 Well, 00:09:38.459 --> 00:09:39.199 God's rest 00:09:39.199 --> 00:09:41.039 is delighting 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:42.620 in all he has made. 00:09:43.179 --> 00:09:43.539 You see, 00:09:43.620 --> 00:09:45.019 the climax of creation 00:09:45.019 --> 00:09:46.179 is not day six 00:09:46.179 --> 00:09:47.539 when God created mankind 00:09:47.539 --> 00:09:48.399 in his image. 00:09:48.739 --> 00:09:50.319 The climax of creation 00:09:50.319 --> 00:09:51.419 is day seven. 00:09:51.859 --> 00:09:54.279 He creates a day of rest. 00:09:55.319 --> 00:09:56.120 In other words, 00:09:56.299 --> 00:09:58.159 rest is the goal of creation. 00:09:58.339 --> 00:09:59.259 This is what it's all 00:09:59.259 --> 00:10:00.079 building up to. 00:10:00.339 --> 00:10:01.459 This is the crescendo. 00:10:01.979 --> 00:10:03.339 This is what it's all about. 00:10:03.539 --> 00:10:05.019 God has created us 00:10:05.019 --> 00:10:06.620 so that we might 00:10:06.620 --> 00:10:08.720 rest and enjoy it 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:09.340 with him. 00:10:10.299 --> 00:10:11.360 Like an artist 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:12.559 who paints a picture. 00:10:13.379 --> 00:10:14.779 When they finish painting, 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:16.199 they put the brushes down 00:10:16.199 --> 00:10:17.319 and they sit 00:10:17.319 --> 00:10:18.980 and they just gaze 00:10:18.980 --> 00:10:20.279 in delight 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:21.519 of what they have done. 00:10:21.519 --> 00:10:23.360 They admire the wonder 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:24.039 and the beauty 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:24.779 of their work. 00:10:24.980 --> 00:10:26.319 But it's not enough 00:10:26.319 --> 00:10:27.120 for the artist. 00:10:27.579 --> 00:10:28.620 The artist must take 00:10:28.620 --> 00:10:29.199 that picture 00:10:29.199 --> 00:10:29.860 and hang it 00:10:29.860 --> 00:10:30.879 in the public gallery 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:32.139 so that others 00:10:32.139 --> 00:10:32.980 can come in 00:10:32.980 --> 00:10:33.720 and sit 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:34.480 and enjoy 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:35.439 their handiwork 00:10:35.439 --> 00:10:37.100 and be amazed 00:10:37.100 --> 00:10:39.200 at what is before them. 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:41.539 And so it is 00:10:41.539 --> 00:10:42.259 with God. 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:44.299 He wonders 00:10:44.299 --> 00:10:46.500 at the work 00:10:46.500 --> 00:10:47.320 of creation. 00:10:48.059 --> 00:10:48.679 Everything 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:49.700 in its place. 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:51.600 But it's not enough. 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:53.980 God longs 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:54.460 to share 00:10:54.460 --> 00:10:55.279 that creation 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:55.759 with us 00:10:55.759 --> 00:10:56.720 so he 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:58.120 makes us 00:10:58.120 --> 00:10:59.860 so that we 00:10:59.860 --> 00:11:00.919 could enjoy 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:02.240 his works 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:03.299 with him. 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:05.519 He made us 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:07.620 so that we 00:11:07.620 --> 00:11:08.659 would rest 00:11:08.659 --> 00:11:10.019 with him. 00:11:11.019 --> 00:11:11.720 In fact, 00:11:12.139 --> 00:11:13.279 it is an 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:13.899 eternal 00:11:13.899 --> 00:11:14.860 rest. 00:11:16.340 --> 00:11:17.039 Did you notice 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:18.019 how each day 00:11:18.019 --> 00:11:18.679 of creation 00:11:18.679 --> 00:11:19.320 ends? 00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:20.679 Look back 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:21.600 in chapter 1, 00:11:22.740 --> 00:11:23.379 the end 00:11:23.379 --> 00:11:24.299 of verse 5. 00:11:24.299 --> 00:11:28.759 Genesis 1, 00:11:28.839 --> 00:11:29.120 the end 00:11:29.120 --> 00:11:29.740 of verse 5, 00:11:29.819 --> 00:11:30.279 and there was 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:30.799 evening 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:31.339 and there was 00:11:31.339 --> 00:11:31.699 morning 00:11:31.699 --> 00:11:32.500 the first 00:11:32.500 --> 00:11:33.319 day. 00:11:34.439 --> 00:11:35.059 End of 00:11:35.059 --> 00:11:35.620 verse 8, 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:38.339 and there was 00:11:38.339 --> 00:11:38.899 morning 00:11:38.899 --> 00:11:40.399 the second 00:11:40.399 --> 00:11:40.939 evening 00:11:40.939 --> 00:11:41.620 and there was 00:11:41.620 --> 00:11:41.899 morning 00:11:41.899 --> 00:11:42.500 the second 00:11:42.500 --> 00:11:42.879 day. 00:11:43.599 --> 00:11:44.899 Verse 13, 00:11:46.219 --> 00:11:47.019 and there was 00:11:47.019 --> 00:11:47.339 evening 00:11:47.339 --> 00:11:47.879 and there was 00:11:47.879 --> 00:11:48.240 morning 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:49.459 the third 00:11:49.459 --> 00:11:49.779 day. 00:11:50.339 --> 00:11:50.899 And on it 00:11:50.899 --> 00:11:51.859 goes for the 00:11:51.859 --> 00:11:52.899 first six 00:11:52.899 --> 00:11:53.539 days of 00:11:53.539 --> 00:11:54.120 creation. 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:54.560 There's a 00:11:54.560 --> 00:11:54.879 beginning 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:55.960 and there's 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:56.519 an end. 00:11:57.000 --> 00:11:57.600 Evening 00:11:57.600 --> 00:11:58.500 and morning. 00:11:59.139 --> 00:11:59.820 Now look at 00:11:59.820 --> 00:12:00.259 the seventh 00:12:00.259 --> 00:12:00.659 day, 00:12:01.179 --> 00:12:01.740 chapter 2, 00:12:01.820 --> 00:12:02.360 verse 2. 00:12:03.560 --> 00:12:04.299 We don't 00:12:04.299 --> 00:12:04.820 have, 00:12:05.220 --> 00:12:05.799 and there was 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:06.179 morning 00:12:06.179 --> 00:12:07.080 and there was 00:12:07.080 --> 00:12:07.480 evening 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:08.419 on the 00:12:08.419 --> 00:12:09.019 seventh day. 00:12:09.100 --> 00:12:09.879 There is no 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:11.460 end to 00:12:11.460 --> 00:12:11.940 the day. 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:12.620 That's the 00:12:12.620 --> 00:12:12.960 point. 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:13.759 It's a 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:14.879 continuous 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:15.620 rest. 00:12:16.019 --> 00:12:16.539 When God 00:12:16.539 --> 00:12:17.279 finished his 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:17.659 work, 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:18.980 it doesn't 00:12:18.980 --> 00:12:19.600 come to an 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:19.820 end, 00:12:19.919 --> 00:12:20.460 it just 00:12:20.460 --> 00:12:21.060 goes on 00:12:21.060 --> 00:12:21.440 for an 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:21.980 eternity. 00:12:22.539 --> 00:12:22.840 God 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:23.639 enters into 00:12:23.639 --> 00:12:24.559 an eternal 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:25.220 rest. 00:12:27.019 --> 00:12:27.840 All of 00:12:27.840 --> 00:12:28.500 creation 00:12:28.500 --> 00:12:29.120 fulfilling 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:29.779 their role 00:12:29.779 --> 00:12:30.519 and purpose. 00:12:31.340 --> 00:12:31.759 Mankind 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:32.779 living as 00:12:32.779 --> 00:12:33.519 God's image 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:34.039 bearers, 00:12:34.379 --> 00:12:35.439 reflecting God's 00:12:35.439 --> 00:12:36.019 good and 00:12:36.019 --> 00:12:36.779 loving rule. 00:12:37.659 --> 00:12:37.960 You see, 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:38.559 when we, 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:39.460 his creatures, 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:40.679 live according 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:41.379 to God's 00:12:41.379 --> 00:12:41.960 design and 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:42.279 order, 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:43.159 then we 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:43.840 find true 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:44.299 rest. 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:45.799 No more 00:12:45.799 --> 00:12:46.699 striving and 00:12:46.699 --> 00:12:47.100 no more 00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:47.779 frustration. 00:12:48.460 --> 00:12:48.879 Peace, 00:12:49.299 --> 00:12:49.740 harmony, 00:12:49.740 --> 00:12:51.180 and contentment 00:12:51.180 --> 00:12:53.180 with God. 00:12:53.940 --> 00:12:55.039 There is no 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:56.299 restlessness. 00:12:59.299 --> 00:13:00.279 So the 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:00.639 work is 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:01.320 finished. 00:13:02.980 --> 00:13:04.180 There's rest 00:13:04.180 --> 00:13:04.879 from work. 00:13:06.659 --> 00:13:07.700 And then 00:13:07.700 --> 00:13:07.960 there's 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:08.539 remembering 00:13:08.539 --> 00:13:09.480 the rest. 00:13:10.480 --> 00:13:11.060 Look at 00:13:11.060 --> 00:13:11.620 verse 3. 00:13:11.620 --> 00:13:14.080 Then God 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:15.139 blessed the 00:13:15.139 --> 00:13:15.879 seventh day 00:13:15.879 --> 00:13:16.379 and made 00:13:16.379 --> 00:13:16.980 it holy 00:13:16.980 --> 00:13:18.639 because on 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:18.980 it he 00:13:18.980 --> 00:13:20.120 rested from 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:20.500 all the 00:13:20.500 --> 00:13:20.960 work of 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:21.799 creating that 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:22.120 he had 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:22.399 done. 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:24.019 This 00:13:24.019 --> 00:13:25.080 continuous 00:13:25.080 --> 00:13:25.960 rest that 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:26.399 God had 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:27.419 entered was 00:13:27.419 --> 00:13:27.799 to be 00:13:27.799 --> 00:13:28.740 remembered and 00:13:28.740 --> 00:13:30.080 celebrated by 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:30.840 God's people. 00:13:31.259 --> 00:13:31.980 God declared 00:13:31.980 --> 00:13:32.320 it. 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:33.500 This is to 00:13:33.500 --> 00:13:34.360 be holy. 00:13:34.580 --> 00:13:35.940 This time 00:13:35.940 --> 00:13:36.799 of rest is 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:38.120 to be set 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:38.580 apart, 00:13:39.539 --> 00:13:40.220 to be treated 00:13:40.220 --> 00:13:41.639 as different. 00:13:43.340 --> 00:13:44.060 It was 00:13:44.060 --> 00:13:44.620 the beginning 00:13:44.620 --> 00:13:45.700 of a 00:13:45.700 --> 00:13:46.580 covenant 00:13:46.580 --> 00:13:47.320 rest. 00:13:48.500 --> 00:13:48.920 What we 00:13:48.920 --> 00:13:49.620 see here is 00:13:49.620 --> 00:13:50.920 God entering 00:13:50.920 --> 00:13:51.540 into a 00:13:51.540 --> 00:13:52.620 relationship with 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:53.420 his creation 00:13:53.420 --> 00:13:54.660 and blessing 00:13:54.660 --> 00:13:55.980 his creation. 00:13:56.440 --> 00:13:56.940 God and 00:13:56.940 --> 00:13:57.399 man in 00:13:57.399 --> 00:13:58.279 perfect harmony. 00:13:58.680 --> 00:13:59.360 There's no 00:13:59.360 --> 00:14:00.240 hint of 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:01.240 opposition against 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:01.899 God's rule, 00:14:02.259 --> 00:14:03.220 just humble 00:14:03.220 --> 00:14:04.100 submission to 00:14:04.100 --> 00:14:04.860 everything God 00:14:04.860 --> 00:14:05.379 says. 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:06.740 Mankind 00:14:06.740 --> 00:14:08.040 enjoying God's 00:14:08.040 --> 00:14:08.820 rich provision 00:14:08.820 --> 00:14:09.879 and living to 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:10.500 serve the 00:14:10.500 --> 00:14:11.139 glory of 00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:11.539 God. 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:13.419 What a 00:14:13.419 --> 00:14:13.840 beautiful 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:14.620 picture of 00:14:14.620 --> 00:14:15.399 covenant 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:16.059 rest. 00:14:17.220 --> 00:14:17.679 There's no 00:14:17.679 --> 00:14:18.240 fighting. 00:14:19.500 --> 00:14:20.000 There's no 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:20.700 wars. 00:14:21.539 --> 00:14:22.000 There's no 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:22.840 news channels 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:23.700 with the 00:14:23.700 --> 00:14:24.740 latest crime 00:14:24.740 --> 00:14:25.600 or flood. 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:27.299 No 00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:27.939 wickedness 00:14:27.939 --> 00:14:28.460 or evil. 00:14:28.779 --> 00:14:29.080 No 00:14:29.080 --> 00:14:29.820 suffering or 00:14:29.820 --> 00:14:30.320 struggles. 00:14:30.740 --> 00:14:30.939 No 00:14:30.939 --> 00:14:31.779 frustrations 00:14:31.779 --> 00:14:32.539 or striving. 00:14:32.980 --> 00:14:33.419 It's a 00:14:33.419 --> 00:14:34.000 world that 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:35.080 is truly 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:36.259 blessed. 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:38.220 Here's 00:14:38.220 --> 00:14:38.620 true 00:14:38.620 --> 00:14:39.379 happiness 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:40.980 right here. 00:14:43.980 --> 00:14:45.480 But rest 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:46.560 we do 00:14:46.560 --> 00:14:47.200 not have, 00:14:47.299 --> 00:14:47.659 do we? 00:14:48.700 --> 00:14:49.560 The eternal 00:14:49.560 --> 00:14:50.659 rest designed 00:14:50.659 --> 00:14:51.419 by God 00:14:51.419 --> 00:14:53.560 was broken 00:14:53.560 --> 00:14:55.500 as mankind 00:14:55.500 --> 00:14:56.440 rebelled 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:57.419 against his 00:14:57.419 --> 00:14:57.840 rule. 00:14:59.240 --> 00:15:00.000 The light 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.139 and the 00:15:01.139 --> 00:15:01.779 order of 00:15:01.779 --> 00:15:02.440 creation 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:04.259 turned into 00:15:04.259 --> 00:15:04.879 darkness 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:06.139 and disorder 00:15:06.139 --> 00:15:07.139 and chaos. 00:15:07.879 --> 00:15:08.679 The covenant 00:15:08.679 --> 00:15:09.399 broken, 00:15:09.779 --> 00:15:10.620 the relationship 00:15:10.620 --> 00:15:11.379 damaged. 00:15:11.820 --> 00:15:12.120 They had 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.200 fallen for the 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:13.879 lie as we'll 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:14.460 look at in 00:15:14.460 --> 00:15:15.299 chapter 3. 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:16.799 Living for the 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:17.600 lie that you 00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:18.299 will find a 00:15:18.299 --> 00:15:18.960 great arrest. 00:15:19.100 --> 00:15:19.720 Be your own 00:15:19.720 --> 00:15:20.200 God. 00:15:21.200 --> 00:15:22.399 You can do it. 00:15:22.399 --> 00:15:22.539 rest. 00:15:22.539 --> 00:15:25.799 It brought 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:27.240 restlessness. 00:15:29.240 --> 00:15:30.259 But God's 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:30.840 plan for 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:31.639 creation was 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:32.519 never derailed 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:34.399 because God 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:35.059 sought to 00:15:35.059 --> 00:15:35.819 rescue and 00:15:35.819 --> 00:15:36.319 redeem 00:15:36.319 --> 00:15:37.199 mankind 00:15:37.199 --> 00:15:37.959 from the 00:15:37.959 --> 00:15:38.559 misery and 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:39.059 suffering 00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:40.179 so that we 00:15:40.179 --> 00:15:40.720 could be 00:15:40.720 --> 00:15:41.720 at rest. 00:15:42.539 --> 00:15:43.199 In fact, 00:15:43.299 --> 00:15:44.000 God gave 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:45.100 us laws, 00:15:45.220 --> 00:15:45.740 gave his 00:15:45.740 --> 00:15:46.639 people laws 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:47.399 to remember 00:15:47.399 --> 00:15:48.019 the rest 00:15:48.019 --> 00:15:49.460 that we 00:15:49.460 --> 00:15:50.159 were intended 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:51.079 to enjoy. 00:15:51.080 --> 00:15:52.540 have a look 00:15:52.540 --> 00:15:52.900 with me 00:15:52.900 --> 00:15:53.740 please in 00:15:53.740 --> 00:15:54.280 Exodus 00:15:54.280 --> 00:15:56.960 chapter 20. 00:15:58.139 --> 00:15:58.580 Here we 00:15:58.580 --> 00:16:00.220 see God's 00:16:00.220 --> 00:16:01.040 laws given 00:16:01.040 --> 00:16:01.759 through Moses 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:02.320 to the 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:04.940 people so 00:16:04.940 --> 00:16:05.420 that they 00:16:05.420 --> 00:16:06.020 would know 00:16:06.020 --> 00:16:06.879 the rest 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:08.139 that God 00:16:08.139 --> 00:16:08.600 had come 00:16:08.600 --> 00:16:09.360 to give. 00:16:11.280 --> 00:16:11.960 Exodus 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:13.100 chapter 20 00:16:13.100 --> 00:16:16.500 which are 00:16:16.500 --> 00:16:17.000 the Ten 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:17.759 Commandments 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:19.420 and we'll 00:16:19.420 --> 00:16:19.879 pick it up 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:20.680 in verse 8. 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:26.040 So at 00:16:26.040 --> 00:16:26.600 this stage 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:26.860 in the 00:16:26.860 --> 00:16:27.480 Bible story 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:27.980 the rest 00:16:27.980 --> 00:16:28.379 has been 00:16:28.379 --> 00:16:29.040 lost. 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:31.300 God brings 00:16:31.300 --> 00:16:31.900 his good 00:16:31.900 --> 00:16:32.400 laws, 00:16:32.520 --> 00:16:32.920 his good 00:16:32.920 --> 00:16:33.620 rules to 00:16:33.620 --> 00:16:34.280 remind the 00:16:34.280 --> 00:16:34.940 people of 00:16:34.940 --> 00:16:36.200 where they 00:16:36.200 --> 00:16:36.820 can find 00:16:36.820 --> 00:16:37.360 rest. 00:16:38.280 --> 00:16:38.680 And this 00:16:38.680 --> 00:16:39.220 is what God 00:16:39.220 --> 00:16:39.740 says in 00:16:39.740 --> 00:16:40.240 verse 8. 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:41.220 Remember the 00:16:41.220 --> 00:16:41.820 Sabbath day 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:42.460 keeping it 00:16:42.460 --> 00:16:42.820 holy. 00:16:43.820 --> 00:16:44.560 Six days 00:16:44.560 --> 00:16:45.040 you shall 00:16:45.040 --> 00:16:45.600 labor and 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:46.080 do all 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:46.500 your work 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:46.860 but on 00:16:46.860 --> 00:16:47.400 the seventh 00:16:47.400 --> 00:16:47.820 day 00:16:47.820 --> 00:16:49.520 is a 00:16:49.520 --> 00:16:49.780 Sabbath 00:16:49.780 --> 00:16:50.360 to the 00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:50.760 Lord your 00:16:50.760 --> 00:16:51.220 God. 00:16:52.340 --> 00:16:52.540 Sabbath 00:16:52.540 --> 00:16:54.080 simply means 00:16:54.080 --> 00:16:54.900 rest. 00:16:56.240 --> 00:16:56.740 On it 00:16:56.740 --> 00:16:57.140 you shall 00:16:57.140 --> 00:16:57.740 do no 00:16:57.740 --> 00:16:58.600 work. 00:16:58.879 --> 00:16:59.420 Neither you 00:16:59.420 --> 00:16:59.860 nor your 00:16:59.860 --> 00:17:00.340 son or 00:17:00.340 --> 00:17:00.900 daughter or 00:17:00.900 --> 00:17:01.480 your female 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:02.180 or male 00:17:02.180 --> 00:17:04.559 or female 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:05.160 servant 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:06.279 nor your 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:06.840 animals 00:17:06.840 --> 00:17:08.059 nor any 00:17:08.059 --> 00:17:08.500 foreigner 00:17:08.500 --> 00:17:09.340 residing in 00:17:09.339 --> 00:17:10.019 your towns. 00:17:10.939 --> 00:17:11.399 For in 00:17:11.399 --> 00:17:12.000 six days 00:17:12.000 --> 00:17:12.539 the Lord 00:17:12.539 --> 00:17:13.079 made the 00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:13.539 heavens and 00:17:13.539 --> 00:17:13.919 the earth 00:17:13.919 --> 00:17:14.359 the sea 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:14.740 and all 00:17:14.740 --> 00:17:15.079 that is 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:15.480 in them 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:16.740 but he 00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:17.559 rested on 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:18.079 the seventh 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:18.419 day. 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:19.839 Therefore 00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:20.359 the Lord 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:21.159 blessed the 00:17:21.159 --> 00:17:21.819 Sabbath day 00:17:21.819 --> 00:17:23.379 and made 00:17:23.379 --> 00:17:23.919 it holy. 00:17:25.899 --> 00:17:26.459 There's 00:17:26.459 --> 00:17:27.179 three things 00:17:27.179 --> 00:17:28.379 that would 00:17:28.379 --> 00:17:28.980 help them 00:17:28.980 --> 00:17:29.619 to know 00:17:29.619 --> 00:17:31.019 the rest 00:17:31.019 --> 00:17:32.159 that God 00:17:32.159 --> 00:17:32.720 would give 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:33.220 that God 00:17:33.220 --> 00:17:33.740 intended. 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:35.259 First 00:17:35.259 --> 00:17:36.319 that they 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:36.659 would be 00:17:36.659 --> 00:17:37.359 refreshed. 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:38.559 People 00:17:38.559 --> 00:17:39.000 were to 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:39.700 rest 00:17:39.700 --> 00:17:40.539 from their 00:17:40.539 --> 00:17:40.940 work. 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:42.019 In fact 00:17:42.019 --> 00:17:42.700 everyone 00:17:42.700 --> 00:17:43.559 and everything 00:17:43.559 --> 00:17:44.259 the animals 00:17:44.259 --> 00:17:44.740 and as we 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:45.240 dig into 00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:45.659 the laws 00:17:45.659 --> 00:17:46.159 even the 00:17:46.159 --> 00:17:46.539 land 00:17:46.539 --> 00:17:46.980 was to 00:17:46.980 --> 00:17:47.139 be 00:17:47.139 --> 00:17:47.539 rested. 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:48.359 Have a 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:48.740 look at 00:17:48.740 --> 00:17:49.200 Exodus 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:49.759 23 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:50.480 just jump 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:50.819 over the 00:17:50.819 --> 00:17:51.220 page. 00:17:51.619 --> 00:17:51.940 Exodus 00:17:51.940 --> 00:17:52.599 23 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:52.940 verse 00:17:52.940 --> 00:17:53.379 12. 00:17:56.980 --> 00:17:57.539 23 00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:57.960 verse 00:17:57.960 --> 00:17:58.460 12. 00:18:00.059 --> 00:18:00.579 Six 00:18:00.579 --> 00:18:01.000 days 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:01.399 do your 00:18:01.399 --> 00:18:01.700 work 00:18:01.700 --> 00:18:02.079 but on 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:02.220 the 00:18:02.220 --> 00:18:02.539 seventh 00:18:02.539 --> 00:18:02.799 day 00:18:02.799 --> 00:18:03.299 do no 00:18:03.299 --> 00:18:03.579 work 00:18:03.579 --> 00:18:04.039 so that 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:04.240 your 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:04.619 ox 00:18:04.619 --> 00:18:04.859 and 00:18:04.859 --> 00:18:05.019 your 00:18:05.019 --> 00:18:05.399 donkey 00:18:05.399 --> 00:18:05.679 may 00:18:05.679 --> 00:18:06.039 rest 00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:06.419 and so 00:18:06.419 --> 00:18:06.619 that 00:18:06.619 --> 00:18:06.799 the 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:07.119 slave 00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:07.440 born 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:07.619 in 00:18:07.619 --> 00:18:07.779 your 00:18:07.779 --> 00:18:08.319 household 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:08.700 and the 00:18:08.700 --> 00:18:09.019 foreigner 00:18:09.019 --> 00:18:09.359 living 00:18:09.359 --> 00:18:09.679 among 00:18:09.679 --> 00:18:09.960 you 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:10.539 may 00:18:10.539 --> 00:18:10.980 be 00:18:10.980 --> 00:18:12.599 refreshed. 00:18:13.700 --> 00:18:14.240 God 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:14.799 wanted to 00:18:14.799 --> 00:18:15.379 remind his 00:18:15.379 --> 00:18:15.939 people of 00:18:15.939 --> 00:18:16.279 what 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:17.200 creation 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:18.019 was like. 00:18:18.759 --> 00:18:19.220 To set 00:18:19.220 --> 00:18:20.019 this day 00:18:20.019 --> 00:18:20.819 aside he 00:18:20.819 --> 00:18:21.319 wanted to 00:18:21.319 --> 00:18:21.700 give them 00:18:21.700 --> 00:18:22.339 a taste 00:18:22.339 --> 00:18:23.059 of what 00:18:23.059 --> 00:18:23.740 life was 00:18:23.740 --> 00:18:24.379 like without 00:18:24.379 --> 00:18:25.559 sin and 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:26.099 rebellion. 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:26.839 A life 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:28.119 of continual 00:18:28.119 --> 00:18:29.639 refreshment. 00:18:33.639 --> 00:18:34.720 Back to 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:35.819 chapter 20. 00:18:35.819 --> 00:19:05.799 chapter 20. 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:20.019 Lord the 00:19:20.019 --> 00:19:23.059 God 00:19:23.059 --> 00:19:35.579 God 00:19:35.799 --> 00:19:36.740 I'm your Redeemer. 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:40.500 I alone give you the promised rest that you long for. 00:19:43.659 --> 00:19:45.259 But not only redemption, 00:19:46.460 --> 00:19:48.480 but also relationship. 00:19:50.399 --> 00:19:53.299 The day of rest was put in place to remember 00:19:53.299 --> 00:19:56.740 the covenant relationship with God. 00:19:57.859 --> 00:20:01.419 Have a look in Exodus chapter 31, 00:20:01.700 --> 00:20:04.019 so a few chapters on. 00:20:04.019 --> 00:20:10.119 Exodus 31, verses 16 and 17. 00:20:18.900 --> 00:20:21.379 Exodus 31, verse 16. 00:20:21.460 --> 00:20:24.099 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, 00:20:24.099 --> 00:20:25.259 again meaning rest, 00:20:25.740 --> 00:20:27.879 celebrating it for the generations to come 00:20:27.879 --> 00:20:29.119 as a lasting covenant. 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:33.660 It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever 00:20:33.660 --> 00:20:36.640 for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:38.880 and on the seventh day he rested 00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:41.200 and was refreshed. 00:20:42.800 --> 00:20:45.759 A day to remember the relationship 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:47.279 that they have with God. 00:20:48.080 --> 00:20:50.540 To bring them back to the creation 00:20:50.540 --> 00:20:53.320 that was enjoyed at the beginning. 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:55.940 Man and God in perfect harmony, 00:20:56.140 --> 00:20:58.460 living under his good and gracious rule. 00:20:58.460 --> 00:21:02.420 You see, God's law isn't harsh. 00:21:02.420 --> 00:21:04.740 Can you see the heart of God 00:21:04.740 --> 00:21:07.840 for his restless, broken people? 00:21:08.420 --> 00:21:10.380 I alone can refresh you. 00:21:11.100 --> 00:21:13.100 I alone can redeem you. 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:16.059 I alone can give you a relationship with me 00:21:16.059 --> 00:21:18.400 that will satisfy you and fulfil you. 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:24.620 Are you hungry for that kind of rest? 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:31.380 So how do we get to experience this rest? 00:21:32.860 --> 00:21:36.000 Are we meant to kind of dig back into Exodus 00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:39.240 and read through and follow these laws too? 00:21:39.700 --> 00:21:41.660 What if I don't have an ox or a donkey? 00:21:41.780 --> 00:21:42.300 Then what? 00:21:43.040 --> 00:21:46.300 Or what if my boss tells me I need to work? 00:21:46.299 --> 00:21:47.779 Then what? 00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:49.639 What if I have to go to Dunn's later on 00:21:49.639 --> 00:21:51.059 and work at the till? 00:21:53.539 --> 00:21:56.119 Are we meant to follow all these laws too? 00:21:57.559 --> 00:22:00.539 Well, the law functioned in two ways. 00:22:00.659 --> 00:22:02.619 First, the law reminds us 00:22:02.619 --> 00:22:05.139 of what life is meant to be like. 00:22:05.259 --> 00:22:06.799 It kind of gives us a picture, 00:22:07.259 --> 00:22:09.460 a taste of God's creation rest. 00:22:09.579 --> 00:22:10.059 God is saying, 00:22:10.460 --> 00:22:12.079 this is what it's like. 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:17.339 But the other way the law functions is 00:22:17.339 --> 00:22:18.519 it reminds us 00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:22.319 that we can't actually keep God's law. 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:23.879 No matter how many laws 00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:25.679 God put in place of the people, 00:22:26.599 --> 00:22:28.699 they failed to grasp 00:22:28.699 --> 00:22:32.019 and keep the rest that was on offer. 00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:34.319 In fact, 00:22:34.819 --> 00:22:37.439 there was a special time of rest. 00:22:38.199 --> 00:22:39.439 The 49th year, 00:22:39.579 --> 00:22:40.639 seven times seven. 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:41.720 Remember that year, 00:22:42.040 --> 00:22:44.280 seven being a time of completeness 00:22:44.280 --> 00:22:45.020 and perfection? 00:22:45.700 --> 00:22:47.240 It was called the year of Jubilee. 00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:49.160 When all debts would be cancelled 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:50.820 and lands would be handed back 00:22:50.820 --> 00:22:52.400 and people would be let go 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:53.500 and everything would be, 00:22:53.540 --> 00:22:55.420 it was like a restart button. 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:56.960 Everything would go back 00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:58.240 the way it was meant to be. 00:23:00.040 --> 00:23:01.020 God's good law. 00:23:01.300 --> 00:23:02.200 Do you know how many times 00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:03.280 they celebrated it? 00:23:05.460 --> 00:23:06.460 Not once. 00:23:06.460 --> 00:23:10.299 Never once do we read in the Bible 00:23:10.299 --> 00:23:13.360 God's people celebrating Jubilee 00:23:13.360 --> 00:23:15.740 because they failed to follow God's law. 00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:18.460 All God's law did was remind them 00:23:18.460 --> 00:23:19.620 that you failed again. 00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:21.380 You failed again. 00:23:21.519 --> 00:23:23.039 You cannot keep the rest. 00:23:24.600 --> 00:23:24.920 You see, 00:23:25.019 --> 00:23:26.539 the laws that God has given 00:23:26.539 --> 00:23:28.380 speak beyond ourselves 00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:29.420 to someone else. 00:23:29.779 --> 00:23:31.460 The laws are all fulfilled in... 00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:32.460 They're fulfilled in... 00:23:32.460 --> 00:23:36.299 Hello? 00:23:37.299 --> 00:23:38.259 Jesus. 00:23:39.460 --> 00:23:41.700 They're fulfilled in Jesus. 00:23:43.120 --> 00:23:46.299 Turn with me to Matthew chapter 11. 00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:54.340 Familiar words. 00:23:54.339 --> 00:23:59.459 Matthew chapter 11. 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:04.699 And verse 28. 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:16.539 Listen. 00:24:18.919 --> 00:24:20.339 Come to me, 00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:23.579 all you who are weary 00:24:23.579 --> 00:24:24.980 and burdened 00:24:24.980 --> 00:24:26.939 and I 00:24:26.939 --> 00:24:29.539 will give you rest. 00:24:30.220 --> 00:24:31.759 The word 00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:34.359 that spoke creation 00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:35.519 into existence, 00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:38.000 the word that enacted 00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:40.139 God's eternal rest 00:24:40.139 --> 00:24:42.119 has become the 00:24:42.119 --> 00:24:43.399 living word, 00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:45.039 the incarnate word, 00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:47.220 the word made flesh. 00:24:47.959 --> 00:24:49.500 And the word of Jesus 00:24:49.500 --> 00:24:51.119 now speaks to us 00:24:51.119 --> 00:24:52.140 who are restless. 00:24:52.700 --> 00:24:53.660 Come to me 00:24:53.660 --> 00:24:56.839 and I will give you rest. 00:24:56.980 --> 00:24:57.779 In me 00:24:57.779 --> 00:25:00.480 is where you will find rest. 00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.359 Of course, 00:25:02.440 --> 00:25:03.799 the rest that Jesus offers 00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:05.579 is not a perpetual holiday, 00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:08.500 but rest from living life 00:25:08.500 --> 00:25:09.980 as if we were God, 00:25:10.059 --> 00:25:11.720 as if we created the universe 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:13.420 and we're centre of everything. 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:15.619 It's rest from trying 00:25:15.619 --> 00:25:17.220 to meet our own standards 00:25:17.220 --> 00:25:18.480 and rest from trying 00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:19.860 to meet the expectations 00:25:19.860 --> 00:25:20.500 of others. 00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:22.120 It's rest from trying 00:25:22.120 --> 00:25:22.920 to keep up 00:25:22.920 --> 00:25:23.759 and fit in. 00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:26.360 It's rest from seeking 00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:27.240 to live life 00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:28.200 apart from God 00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:29.019 and doing things 00:25:29.019 --> 00:25:29.700 our own way. 00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:32.380 Look at verse 29. 00:25:34.380 --> 00:25:35.559 Take my yoke 00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:36.860 upon you 00:25:36.860 --> 00:25:37.880 and learn from me 00:25:37.880 --> 00:25:38.500 for I am 00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:39.480 gentle. 00:25:40.600 --> 00:25:41.960 I'm not harsh. 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:43.000 What I say to you, 00:25:43.059 --> 00:25:43.799 what I give to you 00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.940 is not harsh. 00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:47.079 I'm humble 00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:48.899 in heart. 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:49.319 That is, 00:25:49.659 --> 00:25:50.559 he's lowly. 00:25:51.139 --> 00:25:52.359 He's down at our level. 00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:53.559 He's accessible. 00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:58.759 It sounds a contradiction, 00:25:59.000 --> 00:25:59.299 isn't it? 00:25:59.339 --> 00:26:00.399 Take my yoke 00:26:00.399 --> 00:26:01.220 upon you. 00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:02.440 A yoke 00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:03.539 was a big 00:26:03.539 --> 00:26:04.079 wooden 00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:05.099 heavy beam 00:26:05.099 --> 00:26:06.319 that went from one ox 00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:07.359 to the other ox. 00:26:08.159 --> 00:26:09.240 It was a weight. 00:26:09.859 --> 00:26:10.440 And now Jesus 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:10.899 is saying, 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:12.419 take my yoke 00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:13.640 upon you. 00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:16.600 But here's the thing. 00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:19.060 What does he say? 00:26:19.860 --> 00:26:20.539 Verse 30, 00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:21.519 my yoke is 00:26:21.519 --> 00:26:22.519 easy 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:24.460 and my burden 00:26:24.460 --> 00:26:25.519 is light. 00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:29.360 My yoke 00:26:29.360 --> 00:26:30.600 is full of kindness 00:26:30.600 --> 00:26:33.200 and full of grace. 00:26:34.380 --> 00:26:36.000 It is not harsh. 00:26:36.360 --> 00:26:37.600 It's not overbearing. 00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:46.119 Jesus is saying, 00:26:46.319 --> 00:26:47.119 submit to me. 00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.599 Surrender your life 00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:50.039 to me. 00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:51.579 Come under 00:26:51.579 --> 00:26:52.779 my yoke. 00:26:52.859 --> 00:26:53.359 It's really 00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:55.240 a non-yoke. 00:26:55.240 --> 00:26:57.019 It's a non-weight. 00:26:59.219 --> 00:27:00.199 Submit to me. 00:27:00.339 --> 00:27:00.980 Live your life 00:27:00.980 --> 00:27:01.559 under me. 00:27:02.639 --> 00:27:03.639 Walk with me. 00:27:04.459 --> 00:27:05.219 Listen to me 00:27:05.220 --> 00:27:06.339 and you will find 00:27:06.339 --> 00:27:07.980 rest from 00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:09.559 all your restlessness. 00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:11.400 Do you know 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:12.420 what qualifies you 00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:13.500 to experience 00:27:13.500 --> 00:27:14.180 this rest? 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:16.299 Do you see it 00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:17.140 in verse 28? 00:27:19.700 --> 00:27:21.120 Jesus doesn't say, 00:27:22.319 --> 00:27:23.660 when you've managed 00:27:23.660 --> 00:27:24.440 to get rid of 00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:25.279 all that burden 00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:26.079 you're carrying, 00:27:27.360 --> 00:27:28.700 when you've managed 00:27:28.700 --> 00:27:29.600 to stop having 00:27:29.600 --> 00:27:30.940 such a wearisome life, 00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:32.519 when you've sorted it out 00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:33.319 and got your life 00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:33.740 in order, 00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:34.960 come to me 00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:36.599 and I'll give you rest. 00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:40.639 No, 00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:41.599 pay attention. 00:27:42.819 --> 00:27:43.720 Come to me, 00:27:43.939 --> 00:27:46.220 all who are weary 00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:48.500 and are burdened 00:27:48.500 --> 00:27:51.379 and can't keep up 00:27:51.379 --> 00:27:52.579 with this rat race 00:27:52.579 --> 00:27:53.200 of life 00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:55.740 and all that's going on 00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.559 and the pressures 00:27:56.559 --> 00:27:57.460 and the burdens. 00:27:58.339 --> 00:27:59.399 Come to me 00:27:59.399 --> 00:28:01.659 just as you are. 00:28:01.660 --> 00:28:03.880 no hiding 00:28:03.880 --> 00:28:05.460 and I 00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:07.680 will give you rest. 00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:10.740 Jesus makes it 00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:11.420 crystal clear, 00:28:11.560 --> 00:28:12.259 chapter 12, 00:28:12.340 --> 00:28:12.779 verse 8, 00:28:12.860 --> 00:28:14.040 just a few verses on. 00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:15.759 He declares, 00:28:16.220 --> 00:28:17.160 for the Son of Man 00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:18.060 is Lord 00:28:18.060 --> 00:28:19.360 of the Sabbath, 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:20.300 ruler 00:28:20.300 --> 00:28:21.380 of the rest. 00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:22.880 I own 00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:23.740 rest 00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:25.060 and I 00:28:25.060 --> 00:28:25.680 give 00:28:25.680 --> 00:28:26.540 rest. 00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:26.779 rest. 00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:30.000 I am the one 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:30.440 who will 00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:31.159 refresh you. 00:28:32.059 --> 00:28:33.119 I am the one 00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:33.500 who will 00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:34.200 redeem you. 00:28:34.859 --> 00:28:35.859 I am the one 00:28:35.859 --> 00:28:36.940 who can restore 00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:37.839 your relationship 00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:38.399 with God. 00:28:38.519 --> 00:28:39.659 Apart from me, 00:28:41.139 --> 00:28:42.399 there is no rest. 00:28:44.980 --> 00:28:46.039 How could Jesus 00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:46.859 say this? 00:28:49.139 --> 00:28:49.659 Well, 00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:50.079 the answer 00:28:50.079 --> 00:28:50.799 comes 00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:52.659 from the 00:28:52.659 --> 00:28:53.639 final cry 00:28:53.639 --> 00:28:54.279 of Jesus 00:28:54.279 --> 00:28:55.460 from the 00:28:55.460 --> 00:28:55.899 cross. 00:28:56.539 --> 00:28:57.940 One last 00:28:57.940 --> 00:28:58.500 reference 00:28:58.500 --> 00:28:58.899 for us 00:28:58.899 --> 00:28:59.500 to look at. 00:28:59.619 --> 00:28:59.940 John, 00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:01.599 chapter 19. 00:29:02.700 --> 00:29:03.599 John's gospel, 00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:04.740 chapter 19. 00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:18.839 John's gospel, 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:19.859 chapter 19, 00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:20.799 verse 28. 00:29:20.799 --> 00:29:20.879 John's gospel, 00:29:20.879 --> 00:29:20.980 chapter 19, 00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:21.000 verse 28. 00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:30.420 Jesus is on the cross. 00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:36.639 He's coming to the end 00:29:36.639 --> 00:29:37.399 of his life. 00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:41.059 Verse 28, 00:29:41.259 --> 00:29:42.399 later knowing that 00:29:42.399 --> 00:29:43.000 everything 00:29:43.000 --> 00:29:44.960 had now been 00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:46.839 finished. 00:29:48.500 --> 00:29:50.899 All his obedient life, 00:29:50.900 --> 00:29:52.360 all the work 00:29:52.360 --> 00:29:53.300 the father 00:29:53.300 --> 00:29:54.220 gave the son 00:29:54.220 --> 00:29:54.960 to do 00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:57.759 is finished. 00:29:59.640 --> 00:30:00.680 And so that 00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:01.640 scripture would be 00:30:01.640 --> 00:30:02.180 fulfilled, 00:30:02.360 --> 00:30:03.140 Jesus said, 00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.880 I am thirsty. 00:30:05.740 --> 00:30:06.960 Verse 30. 00:30:08.280 --> 00:30:09.360 When he had received 00:30:09.360 --> 00:30:09.900 the drink, 00:30:10.040 --> 00:30:10.800 Jesus said, 00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:12.380 it is 00:30:12.380 --> 00:30:13.540 finished. 00:30:13.539 --> 00:30:13.720 finished. 00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:16.339 With that, 00:30:16.420 --> 00:30:17.559 he bowed his head 00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:19.000 and gave up 00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:19.579 his spirit. 00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:21.720 What's 00:30:21.720 --> 00:30:22.859 finished? 00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:25.319 The work of 00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:26.019 redemption 00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:27.879 is finished. 00:30:28.879 --> 00:30:29.579 The God 00:30:29.579 --> 00:30:30.500 who finished 00:30:30.500 --> 00:30:31.420 the work 00:30:31.420 --> 00:30:32.159 of creation, 00:30:32.579 --> 00:30:33.039 the God 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:33.680 who brought 00:30:33.680 --> 00:30:34.599 his creative 00:30:34.599 --> 00:30:35.359 work to 00:30:35.359 --> 00:30:35.940 completion 00:30:35.940 --> 00:30:36.759 so that 00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:37.180 there was 00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:38.000 nothing left 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:38.399 to do 00:30:38.399 --> 00:30:39.180 except to 00:30:39.180 --> 00:30:40.279 enjoy it, 00:30:40.539 --> 00:30:41.359 is the same 00:30:41.359 --> 00:30:42.559 God who cries 00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:43.220 to us 00:30:43.220 --> 00:30:44.099 from the 00:30:44.099 --> 00:30:44.539 cross. 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:46.019 I have 00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:47.599 completed it. 00:30:49.099 --> 00:30:50.480 I finished 00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:51.759 the work 00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:52.500 of salvation 00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:53.039 for you. 00:30:54.099 --> 00:30:54.679 Rest. 00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:56.579 Rest. 00:30:57.639 --> 00:30:58.599 I've carried 00:30:58.599 --> 00:30:59.159 the weight 00:30:59.159 --> 00:30:59.740 of sin 00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.279 and guilt 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:00.779 for you. 00:31:01.639 --> 00:31:02.240 I lift 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.740 the load 00:31:02.740 --> 00:31:03.419 of worry 00:31:03.419 --> 00:31:03.799 of your 00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:04.539 constant 00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:05.179 failing 00:31:05.179 --> 00:31:05.980 and falling. 00:31:10.399 --> 00:31:11.119 I've 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:11.460 taken 00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:11.819 your 00:31:11.819 --> 00:31:12.399 restless 00:31:12.399 --> 00:31:13.619 sinful 00:31:13.619 --> 00:31:14.220 life 00:31:14.220 --> 00:31:15.799 and I 00:31:15.799 --> 00:31:16.419 give you 00:31:16.419 --> 00:31:17.839 rest. 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.220 My work 00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:21.039 is finished. 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:23.119 Enjoy 00:31:23.119 --> 00:31:23.720 it. 00:31:24.879 --> 00:31:25.379 Now 00:31:25.379 --> 00:31:27.980 and forever 00:31:27.980 --> 00:31:28.379 more. 00:31:29.980 --> 00:31:30.879 Let's pray. 00:31:30.879 --> 00:31:30.919 Let's pray. 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:58.380 Father, we 00:31:58.380 --> 00:31:59.220 are amazed 00:31:59.220 --> 00:32:01.799 to hear 00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:02.480 afresh 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:05.660 your word. 00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:08.980 That word 00:32:08.980 --> 00:32:09.920 spoken at the 00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:10.480 beginning of 00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:10.980 time 00:32:10.980 --> 00:32:12.940 to bring 00:32:12.940 --> 00:32:13.559 this world 00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:14.460 into existence, 00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:15.200 to bring it 00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:15.880 to a state 00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:17.279 of perfection 00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:18.200 and completion. 00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:21.299 And that 00:32:21.299 --> 00:32:22.039 same word 00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:23.120 speaking to us 00:32:23.120 --> 00:32:23.860 today into 00:32:23.860 --> 00:32:24.559 the darkness 00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.440 and chaos 00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:26.259 and disorder 00:32:26.259 --> 00:32:26.700 of our 00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:27.359 own life. 00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:29.539 It is 00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:30.759 finished. 00:32:33.160 --> 00:32:33.940 Come to 00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.299 me, 00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:36.359 all you 00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:36.799 who are 00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:37.400 wearied and 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:37.980 burdened, 00:32:38.460 --> 00:32:39.779 and I 00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:40.220 will give 00:32:40.220 --> 00:32:40.900 you rest. 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:43.480 Confess 00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:45.180 your sin. 00:32:47.099 --> 00:32:47.819 Let it 00:32:47.819 --> 00:32:48.379 all out 00:32:48.379 --> 00:32:49.259 before him. 00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:51.799 Cast 00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:53.700 all your 00:32:53.700 --> 00:32:54.419 anxiety 00:32:54.419 --> 00:32:56.180 on him. 00:32:59.059 --> 00:32:59.819 Give it 00:32:59.819 --> 00:33:00.819 to the 00:33:00.819 --> 00:33:01.359 creator 00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:02.680 and sustainer 00:33:02.680 --> 00:33:03.119 of the 00:33:03.119 --> 00:33:03.519 universe 00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:05.839 who has 00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:06.579 your life 00:33:06.579 --> 00:33:07.559 in your 00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:08.019 hands 00:33:08.019 --> 00:33:08.519 the very 00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:09.200 day you 00:33:09.200 --> 00:33:09.659 were born 00:33:09.659 --> 00:33:09.980 and the 00:33:09.980 --> 00:33:10.659 very second 00:33:10.659 --> 00:33:11.119 you will 00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.480 die. 00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:17.519 Submit 00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:18.879 to him, 00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:19.539 surrender 00:33:19.539 --> 00:33:20.299 to him, 00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.859 walk with 00:33:22.859 --> 00:33:23.180 him, 00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:25.379 live under 00:33:25.379 --> 00:33:26.099 his word, 00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:29.599 and no 00:33:29.599 --> 00:33:30.299 rest 00:33:30.299 --> 00:33:31.639 today. 00:33:33.339 --> 00:33:34.200 Thank you, 00:33:34.299 --> 00:33:34.539 Father. 00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:36.240 Amen. 00:33:40.019 --> 00:33:40.720 We're 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:40.960 going to 00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:41.240 sing.