The Bench at the Top of the Hill

Rest Awhile by Dee Kamp

 

 

The Bench at the Top of the Hill

I was so excited when we moved into this neighborhood with its quiet streets made perfect for long pleasant walks. That is until I’d have to face that last long climb up the hill to get home.

Whenever I slugged my way up the hill I did it with anticipation for what I’d find at the top of it.

At the top of the hill was a handmade, hand painted little bench which sat by the walking path in front of the house of a kindly old man. He made this carved and cozy bench just so we had a place to rest awhile, and perhaps take a little time to visit with him too.

“God’s promise of entering his rest still stands,

so we out to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.”

 Hebrews 4:1 NLT

           

            Jesus is our bench at the top of the hill. He is waiting for those who add faith to what they are taught in reading His Word. Some who only hear and don’t add faith to their belief may not comprehend the precious gift of rest God wants to give us.

Sometimes it’s hard to hope for a resting place when you can’t see the little bench at the top of your hill.  But rest isn’t found in footsteps pounding along a path, but in a heart that beats a path straight for God with faith in all His promises. Faith never fails to find rest in Him.

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Draw near to Him for a much needed reprieve

Trust and believe in God for the rest we all need

All promises of this world can never compare

To the rest we’ll find in Jesus who loves us and cares

He’s not only our bench at the top of the hill

He’s the One who holds our hand to get us there.

 

“The Bench at the Top of the Hill” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© February 13, 2014