"Then,
because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a
chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet
place and get some rest." Mark 6:31
Over the
last while God has been reminding me of the truth that fruitfulness comes
from a place of rest in God. Not from a place of busyness or striving. The last
several months God has been teaching me that sometimes His priority is
that I simply rest in Him. Resting physically as well as spiritually is important
to Him. In truth often I find that I am anxious to know what's ahead and
want to fill the need to be doing something. What are we doing next? What's the
plan? What's the task? And there are times when God doesn't really seem as
interested in talking about all that as I am in wanting to know it all. Maybe
He knows that if I was to know everything ahead, it would prevent me from
actually receiving the rest that will give me the strength I
need to do what's ahead.
The beautiful thing is that out of that
place of rest and letting God fill me up, He gives me the strength and the
ability to bear fruit. Fruit really only comes from abiding in Him (John 15).
I love the fact that God is so faithful to show me exactly what I need. Experiencing times when God forces me to slow down makes me realize that God actually cares about me. He doesn't just want me as a servant that He orders around. He actually cares about taking care of me and giving me what I really need, even when I don't necessarily want it. He always knows best. He's personal and actually cares about me as a person and I love Him for it.
I love the fact that God is so faithful to show me exactly what I need. Experiencing times when God forces me to slow down makes me realize that God actually cares about me. He doesn't just want me as a servant that He orders around. He actually cares about taking care of me and giving me what I really need, even when I don't necessarily want it. He always knows best. He's personal and actually cares about me as a person and I love Him for it.
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THE MEANING OF "FOR"? by steve finnell
Is the meaning of the preposition "for" difficult to understand? No, it is not. The preposition "for" is always forward looking. The purpose, action, and results of "for" always follow, they never look back.
Example: Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (NKJV)
They were told to repent and be baptized "for" the remission of sins and they would also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
"For" does not mean repent because your sins have already been forgiven. Remission of sins follows repentance.
"For" does not mean be baptized because your sins have already been forgiven. Remission of sins follows baptism
"For" does not mean you have already received the gift of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Holy Spirit follows repentance and baptism "for" the remission of sins.
If you take an aspirin "for" a headache it does not mean that you take an aspirin because your headache has already been cured. A cured headache follows taking the aspirin "for" a headache.
If you are punished "for" a crime you committed, you are not punished before you committed the crime. Punished "for" follows the committed crime.
If you have heart surgery "for" a defective heart, your heart is not repaired before you have surgery. The heart repair follows surgery "for" a defective heart.
The meaning of "for" in Acts 2:38 is not a mystery. It means in order to receive remission of sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit you must repent and be immersed in water.
It takes a professional deceiver and a willing student to believe that "for" in Acts 2:38 actually means "because of".
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