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...
Jesus who has stretched out His hands all day long [Romans 10:16-21] We have already received the word of God under the title of “The word of faith we are proclaiming,” centered on Romans 10:1-15. What you and I must preach is the word of the truth that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ. We must never preach the untruth that salvation is obtained through human efforts and deeds. It is not the word of faith, and it is not the true gospel. We must spread the word of faith to our unborn believers and to dying souls. We must boldly preach, ‘If you believe in Jesus, you will be saved!’ In particular, like Paul, we must preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to them while praying with earnest desire for the salvation of the souls of family members, relatives, and friends who are dying without knowing Jesus. The feet of those who preach the gospel of Jesus Christ are beautiful (v. 15, quoting Isa...