“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Synonyms for Rest: relaxation, ease, leisure, respite, repose, tranquillity – UK, downtime, idleness, serenity, inactivity, placidity, refreshment, relief, unwinding, calmness, lull, and recreation
Genesis 2:2 (NIV)
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
Psalm 91:2 (NIV)
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 94:12-13 (NIV)
Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law; 13. you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
Psalm 116:7 (NIV)
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
Psalm 132:8 (NIV)
‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
Proverbs 14:33 (NIV)
Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
Proverbs 19:23 (NIV)
The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Proverbs 24:33-34 (NIV)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 34. and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 29:17 (NIV)
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NIV)
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5. so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Hebrews 4:9-11 (NIV)
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10. for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. 11. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
1 Peter 4:14 (NIV)
If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
1 John 3:19-21 (NIV)
This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20. If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
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