The Rest of God

God always is pressing forward with His people. The Ark of the Covenant represents the Glory and Presence of God. The Ark was unique among the furnishings of the Tabernacle of the Congregation in that the staves (carrying poles) were not removed from the Ark when Israel made camp in the wilderness. The "Ark" always is forgetting what is behind and is moving toward the fullness of God’s eternal purposes in Christ.
It is time for the saints to die to self. It is time for the saints to cease from their dead works and to rest their hope in Christ. God knows exactly what He is doing, what He will accomplish. Our task is to be diligent to enter God’s rest, not our own rest. The purpose of our redemption is not that we may be victorious and at peace, it is that God and Christ may be victorious and at peace. Let us abandon at once our self-seeking and seek rather the pleasure of God. Then God will find rest in us and we shall find rest in God.