What looks like real rest to you? Rest - Physical, Spiritual, Emotional, - Jesus offers rest.  Lev. 25:4-5 What looks like real rest to you?  

Freedom - We are free in Christ indeed! Lev. 25:10-11 In what way would you like to truly live free?

Reverence - Having a holy fear and respect of God for how great He is Reverence - Having a holy fear and respect of God for how great He is. Lev. 25:17 How might God be inviting you into a deeper reverence for Him?

In what ways would you like to grow in trust? Trust - Relying on God to provide in all the many aspects of life.  Lev. 25:21-22  In what ways would you like to grow in trust?

In what ways could remembering the past give life to your future? Remember - Reflecting back on what God has done, thanking Him, learning from the past  Lev. 25:38 In what ways could remembering the past give life to your future?

Lev. 25:38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt Remember the hard times Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt

Remember what God has done. Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

I Chronicles 16:12 When the ark of the covenant was brought into the tent David had prepared for it, he said, “Remember the wonders He has done.”

Abraham: Genesis 12: 6 -8, 13:4, 13:14-18

Can you imagine the awe Abraham must have felt?

Isaac Genesis 26:24-25

One command – Do not be afraid One Statement – I am with you. Two promises – I will bless you, and increase your numbers.

Jacob Genesis 28:18, Genesis 33:18-20, Genesis 35:1-7

The challenges of life when the Altars were made: Abraham Canaanites were in the land A severe famine Lot chose the best land There was war in the land Isaac -Philistines filled his wells with dirt -Was asked to move away to a new place -Local people were taking away his fresh dug wells Jacob Esau wanted to kill him For all: The promise was not fulfilled in their lifetime.

Each Time the altar was made there was: Reverence for God In the Journey of Life At a Specific location

How about you? Do you have Reverence for God? Are you in the Journey of Life? Do you have an altar you can build?

We too can build memorial altars to God. Journals Objects Places

Psalm 105:1-11 God Remembers the promises He has made Psalm 105:1-11 God Remembers the promises He has made. We are called to Remember the wonders He has done

Psalm 105:7-11 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 8 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

9 the covenant he made with Abraham,     the oath he swore to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,     to Israel as an everlasting covenant: 11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan     as the portion you will inherit.”

2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Psalm 105:1-6 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;     make known among the nations what he has done. 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;     tell of all his wonderful acts. 3 Glory in his holy name;     let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

4 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always 4 Look to the Lord and his strength;   seek his face always. 5 Remember the wonders he has done,  his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, 6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.