Serving from Rest – 7-Day Practice Table

 

Serving from Rest – 7-Day Practice Table

Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished his work; on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work on it, neither you nor your sons nor your daughters nor your servants nor your female servants nor your livestock nor the sojourners in your towns.

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it holy.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:29 “Because of my yoke I am gentle and humble in heart, take my yoke upon you and learn from me, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Matthew 11:30 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Day	Practice	Scripture
Day 1 Resting in God	Dedicate the day fully to God; be silent, pray, and acknowledge God’s finished work	Gen. 2:2–3; Heb. 4:9–10
Day 2 Enjoying God	Meditate on God’s abundant supply and love; fill your heart with joy and thanksgiving	Ps. 16:11; John 15:11
Day 3 Receiving Power	Yield to the Holy Spirit; receive His filling and empowerment for service	Acts 2:1–4; 1 Cor. 3:9
Day 4 Aligning with God	Align your will with God’s heart; submit your thoughts and intentions to Him	Ps. 37:5; Rom. 12:2
Day 5 Serving from Rest	Work in enjoyment and submission, relying on God’s strength, not your own	2 Cor. 3:5; Phil. 2:13
Day 6 Experiencing Oneness	Be one with God in your tasks; experience His presence and guidance	John 15:4–5; Ps. 133:1
Day 7 Bearing Fruit	Reflect on the week’s practice and experiences; praise God and serve others joyfully	John 15:16; Gal. 5:22–23

 

Spiritual Reminders:

• True ministry flows from God’s rest and enjoyment
• Serving without rest leads to self-effort and frustration
• Yielding to God enables empowerment and fruitful service
• Reflect daily on God’s work, not your own labor

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ as Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Five: Christ as the Giver of Rest

Our Soul Finding Rest vs. Our Obedience and Submission (Taking the Lord’s Yoke and Learning from Him)

 

Our Soul Finding Rest vs. Our Obedience and Submission (Taking the Lord’s Yoke and Learning from Him)

Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished his work; on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work on it, neither you nor your sons nor your daughters nor your servants nor your female servants nor your livestock nor the sojourners in your towns.

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it holy.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:29 “Because of my yoke I am gentle and humble in heart, take my yoke upon you and learn from me, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Matthew 11:30 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Item	Our Soul Finding Rest	Our Obedience and Submission
Meaning	The soul enjoys complete peace and full satisfaction	Accepting the Father’s will in life and submitting to God’s economy
Cause	The weary and burdened come to the Lord	The Lord, being meek and humble in heart, calls people to live and learn with Him
Metaphor	A resting place for the soul; a harbor of rest	Being yoked together with the Lord, walking the same path
Way	Coming to the Lord	Taking the Lord’s yoke and learning from Him
Function	Releases the soul from inward pressure and anxiety	Restrains the self-will and keeps one in the line of the Father’s will
Explanation	Not a change of outward environment, but a change in the soul’s condition	Not regulation by law, but a restraint of life
Result	The heart and mind are guarded; inward calm	All living and service become light and pleasant
Relationship	The result and enjoyment	The cause and the pathway
Positive Example	The Lord had rest even amid rejection	The Lord sought only the Father’s will in all things
Negative Example	John the Baptist lacked rest in prison	Because he did not realize the situation was of the Father’s will
Application	Do not resist, do not be anxious, do not protect the self	Accept the Father’s arrangement and leading in all things
Burden	To bring people into inward rest	To bring people into obedience in life
Prophesying Direction	Rest is not in escaping the yoke, but in taking the proper yoke	Obedience is not suffering, but a sweet coordination
Conclusion	The soul’s rest is a sign of life’s maturity	Obedience and submission are the unique way to the soul’s rest
Related Scriptures	Matt. 11:28–29; Phil. 4:6–7; John 14:27	Matt. 11:29–30; John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38; Matt. 26:39, 42

 

📌 Comprehensive Spiritual Summary (One Paragraph) 

The soul finds rest not by escaping its burdens, but by bearing the yoke; not by changing its circumstances, but by submitting to the Father's will.

When we bear the Lord's yoke, learn from Him, and accept the Father's will as our duty, our souls naturally enter into complete peace and satisfaction, for the Lord's yoke is fit, and His burden is light.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ as Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Five: Christ as the Giver of Rest

Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God vs Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God

Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God vs Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God

The two are semantically very similar, but their revelations differ in focus: the former leans towards positional and ontological centrality; the latter leans towards economic, operational, and dispensing centrality.

Item	Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God	Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God
Meaning	Christ is the intrinsic and essential center in the being of the processed and consummated Triune God.	Christ is the functional and economical center through whom the processed Triune God carries out His economy.
Reason	The Triune God must be embodied and expressed in one concrete, knowable Person.	God’s economy requires a practical center through whom divine dispensing is executed.
Illustration	The sun as the center of a solar system in its existence.	The heart as the center of circulation in a living body.
Way	The Father is embodied in the Son, and the Son is realized as the Spirit.	The Father as the source, the Son as the fountain, and the Spirit as the flow operate through Christ.
Function	To manifest all that the processed Triune God is in person and reality.	To dispense God as life, supply, and element into His redeemed people.
Result	The Triune God is fully embodied and expressed in Christ.	God is built into man and man is built into God, producing the church.
Relationship	The center in being guarantees the authenticity of God’s economy.	The center in operation fulfills and carries out what God is in His being.
Application	Knowing Christ as the totality and embodiment of the Triune God.	Experiencing and ministering Christ as the reality of divine dispensing.
Integrated Explanation	Christ is both the intrinsic center in being and the operative center in economy of the processed and consummated Triune God. In His person, Christ embodies all that the Triune God is and has passed through—incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and consummation. In His operation, Christ is the unique channel through whom the Father as the source, the Son as the fountain, and the Spirit as the flow dispense God into His chosen people. Through this twofold center, the consummated Spirit becomes the blessing of the New Testament economy, God accomplishes His building work, and the ultimate issue is the New Jerusalem as the corporate expression of the Triune God.
One-Sentence Conclusion	Christ is the center of the processed Triune God in both essence and operation, through whom God dispenses Himself, builds His dwelling place, and is ultimately expressed as the New Jerusalem.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Conference on the Synthesis of Christ, the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Four: Christ as the Center of the Processed Triune God. 

God Works and Then Rests VS Man Rests and Then Works

 

God Works and Then Rests VS Man Rests and Then Works

Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished his work; on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:3 God blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on it he rested from all his work of creation and construction.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day; set it apart as holy.

Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, neither you nor your sons nor your daughters, neither your servants nor your female servants, neither your livestock nor the sojourners in your towns.

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and on the seventh day he rested; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. 

Item	God Works and Then Rests	Man Rests and Then Works
Meaning	God initiates all work, completes it fully, and then enters rest	Man first enters God’s rest, enjoys Him, and then works from that rest
Reason	God is the source, origin, and finisher of all things	Man is a created vessel designed to receive and cooperate
Metaphor	A builder finishes the house and then rests	Children move into a completed home and help from enjoyment
Way	Work → Completion → Rest	Rest → Enjoyment → Work
Function	Manifests God’s sovereignty, power, and perfection	Enables man to work with God, not by himself
Explanation	God worked six days and rested on the seventh because everything was finished	Man’s first day was God’s Sabbath—he began with rest
Result	God is satisfied and at rest	Man is supplied, empowered, and aligned with God
Mutual Relationship	God’s rest becomes man’s foundation for work	Man’s work becomes the expression of God’s rest
OT Example	God rested after creation	Adam enjoyed Eden before tending it
NT Example	Christ finished redemption and sat down	The apostles were filled before serving
Application	God does not need human effort to complete His work	Man must not serve God by self-effort
Burden	God desires to be honored as the unique source	God desires man to acknowledge his dependence
Prophesying Guidance	Declare: God has finished; I enter His rest	Declare: I enjoy the Lord before I serve
Conclusion	God’s work always comes first	Man’s rest must always come first
Relatd Scriptures	Gen. 2:2–3; Heb. 4:9–10; John 19:30	Gen. 2:15; Acts 2:1–4; 1 Cor. 3:9; Heb. 4:10

 

Spiritual Reminders: 

l   True ministry flows from God’s rest and enjoyment

l   Serving without rest leads to self-effort and frustration

l   Yielding to God enables empowerment and fruitful service

l   Reflect daily on God’s work, not your own labor

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ as Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Five: Christ as the Giver of Rest