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Hebrews 4:9-11 NLT‬ So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.

‭Ephesians 6:13 NIV‬ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

While we’re waiting on our promise to manifest, there are two things we should be doing. Resting and standing.

Resting
There are people who feel like they can force God’s hand by fasting, praying longer, attending more services, or giving. Their motivation is to do spiritual works to get on God’s good side to speed up the process. Our labor is not going to get God to move. Through Christ, He has made every promise available to us. Our responsibility is to rest believing it’s already done. We may feel like we need to do something, but our responsibility is to rest in what Jesus has accomplished.

Standing
Although we don’t work to get God to do something He’s already done through Jesus, there are certain things we can do to maintain our faith in what Jesus has already done. The two primary things we can do is hear God’s word because faith comes by hearing (Rom. 10:17) and confess God’s word because we can have what we say (Mark 11:23). We’re standing on God’s word until His promises manifest in our lives. No matter how long it takes, stand on God’s word until it comes to pass.

Satan will attempt to make us think we’re not doing enough to get God’s promise to come to pass, but we must resist him and remain at rest. He’ll attempt to make us think it’s not coming to pass, but we must resist him and remain standing on God’s word.

Resting and standing are two very important things. Continue to do both to get what Christ has made available for you.

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