Be at Rest

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

August 25, 2025

Be at Rest

“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.”

John 5:24 

My understanding is that biblical history from the time God called Abram, later Abraham, is approximately four thousand years, (Genesis 12) Throughout these four millenniums, humankind has been trying to understand God, and especially God’s relationship to humans. Jesus’ statement, quoted above, is simple and straight forward. Can our relationship with God be this simple? I think so, although humankind has been trying to make it more complicated for the last four thousand years.

Cheryl and I use the app, Daily Office, as a guide for our morning prayer time together. Included in the daily guide are readings from the Psalms, OT, NT, and a Gospel reading. A simple summary of these readings is that humans have been beset with all manners of trials, tribulations, oppressions, and generally have been continually warred upon by other humans and the forces of nature.

As I think about the people on our growing prayer list, and the turmoil in our world today, I am comforted by the words of Corrie Ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place.

“If you look at the world, you'll be distressed.

If you look within, you'll be depressed.

If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.”

 

“You can never learn that Christ is all you need,

until Christ is all you have.” 

Experiencing God’s rest, His peace that passes all understanding can be elusive. That’s because having Christ as all you have is the most difficult self-surrender we will ever undertake.

My Takeaway: I believe Ms. Ten Boom read Jesus’ words above and believed him. I too want to believe in Jesus’ simple and straightforward promise. Beyond anything the world offers, I want to look at God and be at rest. When I do, I will be resting securely in His grace for today. 

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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