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have entered into being satisfied with what Jesus did.  The Bible
        says that He’s satisfied with what Jesus did.

               Remember the story of the Passover?  Exodus 12:13,
        “And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you
        live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and  no
        plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of
        Egypt.”  He said, “When I see the blood, I’ll pass over you.”
        It’s Him seeing the blood; not me.

               Let  me  press  this  home  to  your  heart  by  giving  an
        illustration.  Hebrews 3:11, “As I swore in My wrath, ‘They
        shall not enter My rest.’”  It says, “Enter MY rest.”  Hebrews
        3:18, “And to whom did He swear that they should not enter
        His rest, but to those who were disobedient?”  They didn’t enter
        HIS rest.  Hebrews 4:3, “For we who have believed enter that
        rest, just as He has said, ‘As I swore in My wrath, they shall not
        enter  My  rest,’  although  His  works  were  finished  from  the
        foundation of the world.”  Because of unbelief they didn’t enter
        MY rest is what God said.

               Hebrews  4:10,  “Therefore  I  was  angry  with  this
        generation, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart; and
        they did not know My ways’…”  The good news is that we can
        enter HIS rest; not the rest that He gives but the rest that He has.
        Let me ask this, is God concerned about anything going on in
        your life right now?  He’s at rest and He wants you to enter His
        rest and be as unconcerned as He is.  God is satisfied with the
        finished work of creation.  God is satisfied with the finished
        work of redemption.
               I would always wonder, “Am I surrendered enough, am
        I humble enough, am I sincere enough, do I have enough faith.”
        God said, “Don’t go there.”  What you need to know is that He
        is satisfied.  He accepts you.  He loves you.  He delights in you.
        He has your future under control.  When God allows me to start
        believing that He has everything under control, I enter rest.  His
        rest was being satisfied.  My rest is believing that He is satisfied.

               What I would like to do now is take another step.  It’s
        true that  He’s  satisfied  with  everything  that  He  has  done  in
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