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  REST IS A GIFT
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: Jesus promises a deep, safe, holy, and everlasting rest to
those who come to Him, quitting every other hope and trusting in Him.

Topics: "Divine Necessity", "Holy Conduct"
Scripture References: Matthew 16:21, John 20:9, Acts 4:12, Acts 5:29, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:6, 2 Peter 3:11

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DESCRIPTION
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The preacher delves into the significance of 'dei' in the Bible,
emphasizing that it denotes what is not optional but necessary,
conveying a sense of inevitability and inward constraint. 'Dei' is used
extensively in the New Testament to highlight moral fitness, divine
destinies, and obligations. The sermon explores how 'dei' is crucial in
understanding the qualifications for overseers and the divine decrees
such as the preaching of the gospel to all nations and the resurrection
of Christ. It concludes with a call for believers to live in holy
conduct and godliness as a necessity, not an option.

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CONTENT
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Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. (Matthew I 1:28)

We who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will
receive rest if they come to Him, for here He promises to "give" it.
Nothing can be freer than a gift; let us gladly accept what He gladly
gives. You are not to buy it, nor to borrow it, but to receive it as a
gift. You labor under the lash of ambition, covetousness, lust, or
anxiety: He will set you free from this iron bondage and give you rest.
You are "laden," yes, "heavy laden" with sin, fear, care, remorse, fear
of death; but if you come to Him He will unload you. He carried the
crushing mass of our sin that we might no longer carry it.

He made Himself the great Burden-bearer, that every laden one might
cease from bowing down under the enormous pressure.

Jesus gives rest. It is so. Will you believe it? Will you put it to the
test? Will you do so at once? Come to Jesus by quitting every other
hope, by thinking of Him, believing God's testimony about Him, and
trusting everything with Him. If you thus come to Him the rest which He
wilt give you will be deep, safe, holy, and everlasting. He gives a rest
which develops into heaven, and He gives it this day to all who come to
Him.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/rest-is-a-gift/
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