The Rest That Some Must Enter

Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.


4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

4:5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Our faith in God is our assurance of that rest.

Believing God and what He says!

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Now faith.... is present tense! It is faith in action right now!

Substance of things...........Greek word, hupostasis: it means a support , ground work, confidence.

We must have faith in God to enter into this rest! Our faith in God and what He says supports everything that we are in Christ!

In the third chapter of Hebrews, God shows us an example of a people brought out of Egypt who were still full of Egypt! They had no faith in God, who had brought them out of Egypt or that He would take care of their need in the wilderness.

God wasn't pleased with them!


I know that we have to face our giants today, but we must face them with faith in God.


"We must enter into this rest!"


Psalm 95:1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

95:3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

95:4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

95:5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

95:7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,


We see the attitude of the believer who has entered into this rest!

O, come let us sing unto the Lord! is their cry.


Lets us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Their attitude is right and it shows!

This rest is lost when we harden our hearts to God.



Exodus 15:22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

15:23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

15:24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

The children of Israel, just delivered through the Red Sea, are led three days and they have no faith in God!

"We will never enter into this rest without faith in God!

In the day that we live, we hear so much murmuring about what's going on.

We must be a people who believe by faith in God to sustain us in every circumstance.

God is still the same : Yesterday....Today....and Forever!


Some must enter into this rest! There remaineth a rest for the people of God!

No matter how bad it gets......."There remaineth a rest for the people of God!"


Do you still have the song of the Lord right now in what you are going through?

Are you faithful to God while He is faithfully at work in your life while you can't see what He's doing?


Some must enter into this rest!


It's our choice. Which will it be?