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 sincere faith “For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well” (2 Timothy 1:5). Timothy, the spiritual son of the Apostle Paul, was a possessor of sincere faith. Like his mother Eunice and his grandmother Lois, he had a faith without hypocrisy in his heart. He could truly be nothing less than a precious holder of faith. His name suits him well. The name "Timothy" means "God's treasure" (Park). Such a possessor of faith is indeed a true disciple of Jesus. In other words, a genuine disciple of Jesus possesses a faith without deceit in their heart. A faith without deceit means faithful faith, faith without hypocrisy, and genuine and sincere faith. As an example, we can consider the faith of Abraham mentioned in Romans 4:18-21. Abraham's ...