06/16/2026
Are you exhausted from chasing rest in all the wrong places? This Sunday, we explored a powerful truth: ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐๐'๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
In Mark 6:30-35, Jesus invited His disciples to find rest, but the crowds followed. Yet even in the chaos, Jesus showed us that real peace isn't found in a vacation spot, it's found in submission to God's will. The Hebrew word for rest literally means "to be at peace, to be calm, to be still."
Many of us are restless because we're living outside God's design. We're trying to play God instead of trusting Him. But here's the promise: when we submit our decisions, our anxieties, and our plans to Him through prayer and obedience, we find the rest our souls desperately need.
Stop running. Stop striving. Come to the altar and let Jesus wash away what's keeping you from peace. What can wash away your sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.