Hebrews 4:1-13 (Part 2)

Augustine "You move us to delight in praising You; for You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You."

I. God has given opportunity to enter His rest "Today."
-fixes = orizo = mark out a boundary, appoint, designate
a. Those who heard failed to enter because of disbelief.
-disobedience = apeitheia = disobedient, unbelief
-John 3:36
b. Joshua didn't fulfill the promise of rest.
c. There remains an opportunity to enter Sabbath rest.
-rest = katapauo = to cause to cease, to rest
-Sabbath rest = sabbatismos; from verb sabbatizo = to celebrate or observe the Sabbath in ceasing from labor
-Exodus 20:8-10, Deut. 5:14-15
d. Be diligent to enter God's rest.
-diligent = spoudazo = to make haste, be in earnest, concentrate energey on, spare no effort

II. God's Word has the power to reveal us.
a. It is living and active.
-living = zao = live, be alive;
-active = energes = energetic, active, productive.
-Is. 55:11
b. It penetrates and discerns.
-sword = machaira = short, doubled-edge blade
-thoughts = enthumesis = reflection, feeling, idea, thoughts
-intentions = ennoia = thought or intent
c. It renders us open and exposed before His searching gaze.
-open = gumnos = without clothing, open
-laid bare = trachelizo = to expose, lay bare; perfect passive verb; from noun trachelos from which we derive trachea