sabbath-restSaturday, April 18
A Rest That Remains
Scripture
"There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his."
— Hebrews 4:9-10
What it means
The writer of Hebrews says something surprising: a Sabbath-rest 'remains.' It was not cancelled. For whom? For the 'people of God' — anyone who trusts Jesus. Then comes the key: whoever enters God's rest stops relying on their own work. Just like God stopped on the seventh day. Sabbath is not only 'don't work today.' It's the decision: I don't have to prove anything anymore.