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    Rest In Praise
    Rest In Praise
    Rest In Praise
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    Rest In Praise

    By Kwaku Agyeman

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    Many in the world today are looking for rest because they exist without any semblance of it in their lives. Their days are filled with thoughts of how to survive the next challenge in a series of challenges life just keeps throwing at them. The challenges that rob people of 'rest' are many and varied. But you can find rest that is synonymous with tranquility in everything that pertains to you – marriage, finances, profession, family, relationships, ministry, health and most importantly in your heart through the offering of praises to God. You can find rest in praise from situations that has caused many relationships to stall, marriages to fail, families to suffer and from the absence of peace that come with the challenges

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKwaku Agyeman
    Release dateDec 8, 2018
    ISBN9780463648216
    Rest In Praise
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    Kwaku Agyeman

    Kwaku Agyeman is a teacher of the Word of God by grace and calling. He is also a Family and Life counsellor and a graduate of Central University's School of Theology & Missions. He has a real passion for teaching and motivating people through the Word of God. He describes his heart's desire as seeing people overcome poverty and sickness through the knowledge of God's Word.

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      Rest In Praise - Kwaku Agyeman

      REST IN  PRAISE

      Kweku Agyeman

      Published by Legacy Books

      Ebook by Casting Crowns Ltd

      Email: castingcrownsltd@gmail.com

      Copyright 2018 Kwaku Agyeman

      Email: info.kagyeman@gmail.com

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      Subscribe to my blog: http://kagyeman.wordpress.com

      All rights reserved under international copyright law. This eBook is licensed for your personal edification only. This eBook may not be re-sold. If you would like to share this eBook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. No part of this eBook may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission from the author, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this volume are from the New King James Version of the Bible.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One: Rest In Praise

      Chapter Two: The Search For Rest

      Chapter Three: The Rest Defined

      Chapter Four: Enthrone God In Your Praise

      Chapter Five: A Testament of Your Faith

      Chapter Six: Praise To Affirm Your Rest

      Chapter Seven: Acknowledge Receipt Of Blessings With Praise

      Chapter Eight: Learn To Celebrate Victories

      Chapter Nine: Your Praise Quietens The Devil

      Chapter Ten: Claim Your Inheritance Through Praise

      Chapter Eleven: Achieve Victory Through Praise

      Chapter Twelve: Praise & Loosen The Chains Of Bondage

      Chapter Thirteen: The Peace Of God

      Chapter Fourteen: Confession Of Praise

      Parting Notes

      About The Author

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter One

      Rest In Praise

      It is possible to get to a point in your life where you get sick and tired of being sick and tired. Even though you know a place exists where you can have some peace and enjoy life, you consistently fail to get to that place. That’s where I found myself. I was supposed to be a partaker of the blessings in Christ yet I appeared to be a slave to the suffering Christ had nailed to the cross.

      The circumstances of my life didn’t seem to match up with what I had come to believe about God and the inheritance reserved for His precious children. I got to the brink of questioning the infallibility of the Gospel on a number of occasions as a result. But each time I got to the point of abandoning the Gospel, I realized the futility of going down that path. By the grace of God I remained a believer and held on in spite of failing to experience the manifestation of God’s promises.

      I made up my mind I was going to believe God’s Word like a child and follow it like sheep no matter what. I wanted to experience this rest and live without the stress that had become part of my life due to my circumstances. I decided I wanted to go through a day with a smile and without a care in the world because all my ‘cares’ were taken care of. The good news is that there is indeed such a rest.

      Hebrews 4:9, 11

      There remains a rest for the people of God

      Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest….

      Christ invites people who are ‘heavy laden’ to come find rest in Him so I decided I was going to experience this rest. If you find yourself ‘overburdened’, with any issue Christ can give you rest too.

      Mathew 11:28

      Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden

      And I will give you rest

      Don’t let the devil weigh you down with guilt because of a sin committed in your past life. And don’t shy away from Christ because of past transgressions. Your acceptance of Christ also symbolized your acceptance of His offer to wipe away all your sins. You can no longer be judged on past sins because there is no record of them.

      Don’t condemn yourself to ‘death’ over past transgressions. Christ has already paid the price for all your sins. The only thing a person can’t be forgiven for is the rejection of Christ Jesus and His gift of salvation - the UNPARDONABLE SIN (Hebrews 10:26-29). Everything else will be forgiven you, if you confess and repent.

      1 John 1:9

      If we confess our sins

      He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins…

      Your burden may not be the result of a sin you committed, but from challenging circumstances emanating from inadequate finances, poor health, childlessness, relationship issues, ministry challenges, generational curses etc. Christ literally implores us to cast all our burdens on Him. He came to help imperfect people like you and I. Whatever the nature of the burden, know that God can give your rest from it. There is no challenge or short coming He’s never seen or heard before; He’s seen it all.

      Praise Your Way To Rest

      There are times when it becomes difficult to pray because you can’t even find the words with which to pray. There are other occasions where you may have the words but may not know how to put them together. Then there are the occasions when you don’t feel like praying because of the state in which you find yourself. On all such occasions I find that praise is able to ‘break the ice’ and get a person praying again.

      The beauty about praise is the peace it births in the soul and the rest it provides. It causes circumstances to line up with the Word of God you declare in your praise. Praise is offered for what God has done; therefore it leaves you with a sense of your expectation having been met. Therefore when you offer praise in the time of adversity, it generates expectation of a favourable conclusion in your favour.  Such an expectation can only give rest and not breed fear.

      The social and economic upheavals taking place in almost every corner of the world shouldn’t bother you. The eyes of the LORD are moving to and fro on the earth watching over His anointed to protect and preserve them. Hallelujah. There is no reason to be afraid.

      The devil is instigating a lot of trouble because he can sense the end is near for him. Consequently he’s trying to take as many people as he can down with him. That is why he is unleashing all the trouble he can before his time runs out. But no matter how hard he tries, you are hidden in Christ and at rest in God. You will not be overwhelmed by any of his schemes. You are well secured in Christ Jesus. Praise God.

      Affirm Your Rest With Scripture

      Affirm the rest you have in Christ with Scripture. There are several verses of scripture you can use to base your praise on. One of my favourite ‘praise Scriptures’ is found in Psalm 91.

      Psalm 91

      He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

      Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty

      I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and fortress; my God in Him I will trust

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