TRUE REST IS IN JESUS ALONE

April 14, 2002 am
MFBlume

(Matthew 11:28-30) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(Ruth 3:1-5) Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.


Although a Moabitess herself, Ruth's husband was a Hebrew who had died, causing wives at that time to lose their husband's land that was both their's to enjoy.
Naomi told Ruth some specific instructions.
Boaz means STRONG ONE.
(Matthew 11:28) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Unsaved folk race around in life's worries and problems, and all the world is stressed out.
Naomi told Ruth to go to Boaz.
And the Instructions involved getting cleaned up from work, and finding Boaz.
(Hebrews 2:9) But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
(Matthew 26:39) And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Jesus drank sin and death.
(1 Corinthians 15:54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
If you want to find rest for your souls, you are going to have to go to Jesus, and look carefully at the picture of Him eating and drinking.
Stay there with the story of Jesus.
After He ate and drank, Boaz laid down.
Jesus laid His life down in death after He ate and drank.
We need to realize that where He laid in death was where we laid in death, because He did it FOR US.
He was crucified as you, and so you must get baptized in His name, indicating that He died your death and was buried as you.

Nobody else died your death, because nobody else was sinless, and had to die themselves, anyway.
So see yourself as dead, now.
He did not lay in a grave made for Himself.
(Matthew 27:57-60) When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
Joseph laid Jesus in his own tomb.
She uncovered His feet.
(Luke 10:38-42) Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Sitting at the feet of Jesus is a state of our hearts.
When we really get the message of His eating and drinking our deaths, then we will surely find rest.

How many of you are getting this today?
Boaz was a judge.
Satan told Eve that she would be like God.
Learn the truth of the Bible and REST.
Stop running around.
Only by putting yourself in the grave of Jesus' death will you ever find real rest for your soul.
Clean up.... REPENT.

Lay down where He lay... BE BAPTIZED IN HIS NAME.

Receive.... THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.

We talk of repenting of sins.
(Hebrews 6:1) Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
LEARN OF JESUS.
(Matthew 11:28-30) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(Ruth 4:13) So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.