December 24

God has rest for His people. It is His intention that those who trust in Him for the fruition of their labor will not exceed a reasonable limit of work in order to achieve all they need or desire but they will believe His promise to cause the labor they perform to prosper (Proverbs 16:3).

If we don’t accept God at His word, if we do not trust Him to fulfill His promise, we will assume the responsibility to achieve our prosperity. Perhaps part of the matter will require us to answer the question, “Do I want what God wants for my life or do I want more than He appears willing for me to have?”

If we are not satisfied with the Lord’s level of provision for us, we will continually strive for more. Perhaps it is when we have a goal that compels us to desire more of the world’s treasure than of heaven's treasure that we strive beyond the reasonable level of labor that God intends us to perform.

Hebrews 4:9,10 says, “There is a Sabbath rest awaiting the people of God where they have ceased from striving, just as God rested from His labors…” If we have confidence in Him, we will wait upon Him when we have done what He set before us to do and we will be content in His provision, in His sufficiency.