The Rest for God's People
T. B. Baker. Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a rest to the people of God. I. THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THIS REST IS DESIGNED. "The people of God." 1. By their eternal election of the Father (Romans 11:5). 2. By complete and final redemption (John 1:29). 3. By perfect righteousness imputed (Isaiah 45:24, 25). 4. By the renewing of the Holy Ghost (Colossians 3:10). II. THE MANIFESTED DIFFERENCE IN GOD'S PEOPLE FROM THE REPROBATE, AFTER THEY ARE CONVERTED TO GOD BY THE HOLY GHOST. 1. in a deep sense of divine things (1 Corinthians 2:10). 2. Of their miserable state as sinners (Luke 5:31). 3. Of creature-insufficiency (Isaiah 64:6). 4. Of Christ's fulness (Philippians 3:8). 5. In a change of will and purpose (Song of Solomon 1:4). 6. A cordial covenanting with Christ (Jeremiah 50:5). 7. Persevering grace (Micah 7:8). III. THE EXCELLENT NATURE OF THIS REST. ITS excellency is beyond the power of language to describe. 1. Purchased rest (Ephesians 1:14). 2. Gratuitous rest (Isaiah 55:1). 3. Peculiar rest (John 14:22). 4. Divine rest (Revelation 21:23). 5. Seasonable rest (Galatians 6:9). 6. Suitable rest (John 14:2). 7. Perfect rest (Revelation 21:4). 8. Eternal rest (1 Peter 5:10). 9. Of body and soul (1 Corinthians 15:57).It is a rest from pain, sorrow, disappointment, persecution, sin, lust, and infirmity; a rest of peace, joy, love, knowledge, freedom, and a rest in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. (T. B. Baker.) Parallel Verses KJV: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. WEB: There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.