Rest for my Soul

 Isaiah 4,5; Psalms 115,116; Jude 

“I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy…The cords of earth entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord; ‘O Lord, save me!’…Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.”

Psalm 116:1, 3, 4, 7-9

Facing death is something few are prepared for. The Psalm writer cried out to the Lord for mercy and salvation as the cords of death entangled him. The resulting peace of God’s presence brought rest to his soul, and we experience the same inner rest as we place our lives in the hands of the Lord. Those who give their lives to the Lord walk before the Lord in the land of the living, both in this life and the life to come.

Have we found peace with God and rest for our souls?

“Lord Jesus, you are my rest, for your glory.”