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To be at rest spiritually is to find peace with God through Jesus Christ. This rest is promised to all who put their trust in God and obey him.

The human desire for spiritual rest

Lamentations 5:19-22 See also Psalm 55:4-8; Lamentations 3:25-26; 1 Timothy 2:2

Spiritual rest is to be found in God alone

Matthew 11:28-30 See also Exodus 33:14; Psalm 23:2; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 62:1-2,5-8; Psalm 91:1-13; Isaiah 26:3-4; John 14:27; Romans 5:1; Galatians 1:3; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 1:20

God promises his people spiritual rest

Hebrews 4:9-11 See also Psalm 1:3; Psalm 37:7; Psalm 116:7; Psalm 119:165; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 131:1-3; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 32:17-18; Isaiah 58:11; Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 17:7-8; John 14:1; Romans 8:6; 1 Peter 3:4

Spiritual rest is not for the wicked

Psalm 1:4-5 See also Psalm 112:10; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 48:22; Isaiah 57:20-21

God's offer of rest rejected by a faithless people

Isaiah 28:12; Jeremiah 6:16

See also

3215  Holy Spirit & peace
5939  satisfaction
6652  forgiveness
6676  justification
6700  peace
7257  promised land
8030  trust
8328  quietness