Nontransferable Rest… Rest for the soul is not found in physical rest... it's found in a Person and His gentle command to trust and follow His lead. His rest is not a rest from the work of God, it's a rest in the work for Him.
God's sweet rest is also nontransferable. Honestly, if I could give those I love, lead and care for, a portion of my rest, I would, but I can't transfer any of it. The rest He's given me is not transferable, not even an ounce of it. Jesus rest in and for the work is personal. He can transfer His rest, but for this to happen, we must personally respond to His imperatives to "intentionally COME unto Him... intentionally pick up and TAKE His yoke and intentionally LEARN from Him." (Matthew 11:28-30).
Only He can personally transfer His rest to us... but we don't have the authority or capacity to personally distribute His rest to someone else. I have plenty... and would love to share some of mine with those that are mentally stressed and spiritually struggling but there is no shortcuts or substitutes or sharing what they can personally receive from Him if they will get in His lap like David (Psalms 131).
These jumper cables were made to transfer power from one battery to another... but we, in the kingdom of God, are not like jumper cables. We can't plug into Jesus and find rest in Him and the transfer that rest to our family and friends. But we can personally answer and accept and act on the personal invitation to come, take up and learn from Jesus and find His rest and peace in His agenda.
So, if we find ourselves depleted, exhausted, frustrated, fatigued, powerless, unsettled, disturbed, stressed and on edge, looking for others to give us so
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