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Five times Lucifer said, “I will,” thus demonstrating an initiative of his own. Seven
times in the gospel of John we have Yahshua’s recorded words that He did nothing of His
own initiative. As an eighth witness it is also recorded that the Spirit does nothing of His
own initiative (John 16:13). In seeing this we can ascertain that the great struggle of all
creation is to come into this place of rest where the creation also does nothing of its own
initiative. Will mankind follow Yahshua into the Sabbath rest of God, or will they continue
with Satan in a place of striving?
We read in the scriptures that Satan’s initiative led to his being cast out of heaven
along with the angels that joined him. The wrath of Yahweh was revealed and the earth was
made a barren, fruitless wasteland and was covered in darkness. This is equally the state of
any man’s life that chooses the path of initiative. Their lives become darkened as they have
no understanding of Yahweh’s will for their lives. Though their lives may be full of activity,
all of their fruit will be unacceptable before God. Their lives will become a barren wasteland.
They will fail to fulfill the purpose for which they were created.
The promised land of rest is a fruitful land flowing with milk and honey. Those who
would enter in must turn away from the error of Satan, they must choose to have no
initiative of their own. They must seek only to know the mind of the Father and to do His
will. Only then will they know Sabbath rest.