Entering into rest (Hebrews 4)
I've been appreciating Hebrews 4 in regards to how the writer reveals that Joshua is a type of Christ, who is leading the children of Israel (who are a type of the church) into the good land. The good land is called "that rest" in verse 11.
"Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience." (Hebrews 4:11) Recovery Version.
I asked myself, "I'm already saved, so why don't I experience Christ as my rest?" But verse 11 gives the reason why this is the case. Disobedience, which can also be translated as "rebellion." I realized how much I rebel against God's word like the children of Israel. If I cannot experience Christ as my Savior and my Rest right now, how can I enter into the rest in the millennial kingdom? My prayer is that I would experience Christ as my Joshua! May the Lord be our Savior in all the big and small things in our daily lives that we may enter into rest for the coming age. Amen