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...
The Word became flesh (5) [John 1:1-4, 9-14] Why did God the Son, “the Word,” become “flesh” (man)? What is its purpose? Its purpose is threefold: (1) To dwell among us, (2) To be the mediator between God and us, (3) To be peace offerings. The first purpose for God the Son, “the Word,” to become “flesh” (man) is to dwell among us. Look at John 1:14a – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us ….” Here, the word 'dwell' means 'to pitch a tent' or 'to live in a tent'. In the Old Testament, the first passage in which the word “dwell” appears is Genesis 4:20 – “ Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have liv...