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...
Living worthily as recipients of the best gift (1) [Romans 6:1-11] We have already learned through meditation on Romans 5:12-21 that the greatest gift God gives us is eternal life. We must believe in Jesus Christ if we want to receive this gift of eternal life. Whoever believes in his heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confesses with his mouth that Jesus is Lord will be saved (10:9) and can enjoy this greatest gift, eternal life, not only in the world to come but also in this world. If there are people who have not yet received this blessing of eternal life, I hope and pray that you will receive this blessing today. Believe that Jesus died on the cross to forgive all your sins. Also, believe that Jesus, who died to justify you, rose from the grave (4:25). To all those who believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God will give you eternal life, the greatest gift that cannot be exchanged for...