“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.” (Psa.62:1). If you are of average weight and height, here is what you will go through in an average 24-hour period: Your heart will beat 103,689 times. Your blood will travel 168 million miles, as your heart pumps approximately 4 ounces per beat. You will breathe 23,040he 23,040
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Izbrano poglavje ne obstaja!

WP-Bible plugin times, inhaling 438 cubit feet of air. Your stomach will take in 3.5 pounds of food and 2.9 quarts of liquid. You will lose 7-8 pounds of waste. If you are a man, you will speak 4,800 words. If you are a woman, you will speak close to 7,000 words. You will move 750 muscles, and exercise 7 million brain cells. No wonder we’re tired!

“How long would this continue…how long should I hold on…would this ever end?”

But there is weariness much more draining than physical fatigue. It’s the kind of weariness you feel when you just don’t know if you can go on another day. It’s the weariness a father feels when his child is doing wrong. It’s the weariness a friend feels who has been abandoned or misunderstood. It’s the weariness a wife feels whose husband has rejected her. It’s the weariness which can take a toll on even the most seemingly successful individual – even a child of God, a servant of God.

Have you ever become so weary, so tired of life’s battles? And worse, all your resources – material, emotional and mental are already depleted that you have nothing left so you just want to give up? If anyone was ever weary, David was (read Psa.62). He had grown weary from the constant assaults of his enemies! He is so worn out and tired that he is about to fall down and collapse. David asked what we also ask when we are in the midst of troubles, “How long?” “How long would this continue…how long should I hold on…would this ever end?” Yet in the midst of his weariness he is able to find rest – where? In a Liquor Bar? In Drugs? In Entertainment? No. In God alone (read vs.1) –

Beloved, there is place of rest for the weary – and it is in God alone. Jeremiah 6:16Jeremiah 6:16
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16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.  

WP-Bible plugin – “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.” When we are in the weary times of life, it is as if we have reached a crossroads and we must now choose which way we will go. In this passage God is telling us that we must choose the good way because that is the only way to “find rest for your souls.”

He listens. He cares…. simply REST in Him!

The opposite is there is no rest for the weary when they will not listen to God and choose to go their own way rather than “the good way.” What is “the good way” that Jeremiah wrote about? It is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “I am the way” (John 14:6John 14:6
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6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.  

WP-Bible plugin). He also said, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28Matthew 11:28
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28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  

WP-Bible plugin). Truly, Jesus is the good way — the only way — that provides rest for our souls. Call on Him. Pour all your heart out. Let go. Let Him fill you with love and grace. He listens. He cares….and simply REST in Him!

“With Jesus Christ in your life, your eternal victory is secure…”

I watch the Olympic games when I have the chance to. Again it’s interesting to me how the Olympics or any sport can be a picture of life. In our lives, as in sport, we will encounter both victory and defeat. But, we don’t need to dwell on defeat. You see, if you have Jesus in your life, your eternal victory is secure. When Christ died on the cross, He forever defeated the power of sin and death to give us new life. As Christians, we can rejoice in ultimate victory: “Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 15:571 Cor. 15:57
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57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  

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Scripture teaches that in this world, we have a choice: to experience defeat by allowing the world to overcome us or to be overcomers through faith in Christ. Thankfully, we have this promise: “Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith” (1 John 5:41 John 5:4
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4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.  

WP-Bible plugin). Jesus told His disciples, “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33John 16:33
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33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.  

WP-Bible plugin). Are you an overcomer or have you allowed yourself to be overcome?

If you’re feeling victorious in your life today, rejoice in God’s goodness. However, if you’re feeling discouraged, look to Christ. As the writer of Hebrews said: “Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls” (Heb. 12:3Heb. 12:3
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3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.  

WP-Bible plugin). Turn to Christ when you feel defeated, knowing that He has won the battle for your soul. The setbacks are only temporary but our ultimate victory is eternal and assured!