“How to Enter Into His Rest” (Hebrews 4:1-3) “When the bible say rest, it means the Promised Land that God promised to His people through Moses. God has delivered the children of Israel from the land of bondage, and wants to bring them to the Promised Land which flowing with milk and honey. This where the rest of God dwells that the book of Hebrews was mentioning. Our text for today is found in the Book of Hebrews the fourth chapter and verses one to three; “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. 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. 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.” Ang hindi pagpasok ng mga Anak ni Israel sa Pangakong Bayan ay naging babala sa atin, subalit sinabi ng aklat ng Hebreo na dapat mag-ingat na tayo, baka iyong Pangako na pagpasok sa Kanyang kapahingaan hindi rin nating makamtan. Ang dahilan bakit sila ay di nakapasok sa Pangakong Bayan ng Diyos ay sa kawalan ng pananampalataya. Bagamat narinig nila ang Pangako subalit hindi sila naniwala dito, kaya di sila nakapasok sa kapahingaan ng Diyos. Subalit ang sumunod na talata ay nagsasabi na ang lahat ng sumasampalataya ay nakapasok na sa kapahingaan ng Diyos. In other words, we can only enter into His rest, which is the Promised Land through faith. Kung babalikan natin ang nangyari noon bago sila pumasok sa Pangakong Bayan, nagpadala si Moses ng 12 spies. Pagbalik nila nagreport ang sampu ng negatibong balita, at ito nagdala ng takot at pag-aalinlangan sa mga Isarelites. Ito rin ang dahilan na muntik ng pagbabatuhin si Moses ng mga tao na ikinagalit naman ng Diyos sa kanila. Subalit si Joshua at si Caleb ay natuwa ang Diyos sa kanila, dahil sila ay lumakad sa pananampalataya. Dahil ganito ang kanilang attitude; “And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us:fear them not.” (Numbers 14:6-9) Ganito rin ang sinabi ng Diyos sa kanila; “And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.” (Numbers 14:20-23) Naniniwala ako na lahat tayo ay pinangakuhan ng Diyos ng Pangakong Bayan dito sa lupa na kung saan andon ang kapahingaan ng Diyos. Subalit dapat tayo ay sumampalataya upang makapasok tayo sa kapahingaan Niya. Kaya ang pintuan ng Pangakong Bayan ay pananampalataya. Kung ganon, lumakad at mamuhay tayo sa pananampalataya, upang makamtan natin ang tunay na kapahingaan ng Diyos o Pangakong Bayan na Kanyang inilaan sa bawat isa sa atin.”
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 23:32:36 +0000
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