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...
Let’s pray. [ Matthew 7 : 7-11] When we think about prayer we Christians often talk about Pastor George Mueller, who was called a man of prayer or a warrior of prayer. The reason is because he is known for receiving the most answers to prayers in history. He is said to have received answered prayers more than 50,000 prayers. As I was preparing for this sermon, I learned about Pastor George Muller's six lifelong prayer tips and shared them with you (Internet): (1) Trust in Jesus! Pray on the merits of Jesus, not on your merits. (2) Forsake sin! If we pray with sin, God will not hear our prayers. Forsake the sin hidden in your heart (Ps. 66:18). (3) Believe! We must believe in the word of promise that God has sworn and pray (Heb. 11:6). (4) Pray with patience! The attitude of a prayer is firstly patience, secondly patience, and thirdly, patience. As a farmer waits pati...