https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gods-invitation-rest/ Accept God’s Invitation to Rest August 24, 2025 | Scott W. Kay © iStock.com/nullplus Share Post Email Advertise on TGC “It feels so nice to finally stop and catch my breath.” Can you remember the last time you had a moment like that? For some of us, it’s been a while. In our hard-working, highly productive culture, we can sometimes feel like exhausted swimmers swept downstream in a fast-moving river, fighting to keep our heads above water, gasping for air. We get up early and stay up late. We never waste a minute. Our schedule is full, running here, running there, running late, running to catch up, running on empty, until we collapse in utter exhaustion. Underneath the satisfaction of being hard-working, hard-playing people is a weariness that’s desperate for the pace to relent so we can rest and recharge. Deep down, we’re dying to slow down and take a break. We keep telling ours...
Day 16: Acts 2:22-33 "Jesus, whom you crucified“ ‘The Jesus whom you crucified on the cross’ (Acts 2:36), is indeed the Jesus who was delivered up to the cross according to the predetermined plan of God and His foreknowledge (v. 23). He was delivered up to atone for our sins, both to the Jews and the lawless. However, He is the Jesus who cannot be held by death (v. 24). The God who raised Him from the dead has allowed our mortal bodies to dwell in hope through His resurrection (v. 26). Our Jesus is the way to life (v. 28). He is the Lord who, through His death and resurrection, bestows salvation upon us. Thus, our spirits and bodies have received salvation. Therefore, death is not our end but the first step towards a life in eternal heaven. Our Jesus is exalted on high (v. 33). God has seated Jesus at His right hand, making Him our Lord and Christ. Je...