God wants Christ’s life and nature to reign in us willingly and by faith, He loves you so much that He says, “You are already seated on the throne in me. You can rest first. Sit down until I put the conquered enemies—that financial situation, that symptom in your body—that situation and circumstances in your life… under your feet.”

So, this doesn’t mean that there are no enemies. But, as the Lord told Israel; “The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou In The Midst of thine enemies.” (Psalm 110:2)

God wants us to find rest in the midst of the storm... in Him. When we arrive at rest in Him, our soul becomes content in its situation. Paul wrote; “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” (Philippians 4:11). As we turn our soul’s heart to the Lord in the midst of our situation, being open to the Lord’s will, we will arrive at a contentment to rest in Him and His will… come what may!

Psalm 23:5 says that God prepares a table for His own “in the presence of thine enemies,” NOT in the absence, of their enemies. Some of you may say, “Lord, how can you expect me to eat now? The symptoms are still in my body! My bank account still shows the lack! Lord, I will eat well and I will celebrate after all my problems are resolved.” But the Bible says that God doesn’t follow the fallen human mindset. God says, “I will prepare a table. You sit and eat first! You eat in the presence of your enemies, and I will take care of your enemies.” Victory is in the midst of our situations and circumstances… when we choose to let go to rest in Him.

We should not postpone our rest. Isaiah 53 describes Jesus’ suffering and what He accomplished for us on the cross. It says that He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. (Isaiah 53:4)

The reason we can rest and rejoice in the midst of our enemies is because Jesus defeated and disarmed them when He took our place and bore our sins on the cross and then assures us He will never leave us or forsake us. He has done it all and the work is finished. (Heb. 10:12–14) We only need to take up a throne attitude or mindset… to ‘rest’ in Him… Then, trusting Him, come what may; supernaturally, you sense wellness in spirit and soul, as if the problems are under your feet. Even in the fact of our ultimate physical death, we can “rest” in Him, knowing we shall dwell with Him eternally.

If we are resting in His finished work and His ongoing commitment to us, what should our response be? How do we partake of all that Jesus has done? Note that right after Isaiah 53, the Scripture says:

“Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear (children); break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. ² Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; ³ For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles (heathen), and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.” (Isaiah 54:1-3)

Jesus has defeated the enemies and God is telling this barren woman to rejoice! The “barren woman” here is a picture of one who has not seen results or signs of fruitfulness while under the strain of the Law trying to make things work; the Law has no power to produce righteous fruit.

In union with Christ we are fruitful (Rom. 7:1-5). Being barren is not God’s will for us. The Word says God never meant for us to be barren. God blessed man and told him to “be fruitful.” (Genesis 9:7) So, in Isaiah 54, God is saying, “Sing now, and prepare for your blessing! Enlarge your tent and prepare for growth! Do not spare. Expand your territory and your descendants (of Israel) will inherit the nations.”

Just imagine you are a barren woman singing, “Hallelujah! I’m a mother of many! The Lord loves me!” The Devil will come and mockingly say to you, “A mother of many? Where is your child? Aren’t you a hypocrite?” But don’t stop rejoicing. God wants you to Enjoy Life Before The Problem Is Resolved. Start singing even before you see the manifestation. Paul wrote: “giving thanks always for all things.” (Eph. 5:20).

Stop postponing your joy and peace. Stop waiting for Christmas to celebrate. Make every day a celebration of life, while learning to rest in the midst of your problems.

Every situation of life is to push us to us our daily response… to turn our heart to Jesus… to find and live in His Rest. Jesus Himself tells us to come to Him and He will give us rest.

“Come to Me (Jesus), all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

When you are tempted with worry, anxiety, weighed down by being lured away from His grace, love, and care, you are in the mindset of “the flesh” … just go to Jesus and you will find ‘rest’ in Him.

“For to be carnally (fleshly, outer) minded is death; but to be Spiritually Minded Is Life and Peace. (Rom. 8:6)

The fact is that, being in union with Christ, you can sit down and prop your feet up, because God has promised that He will deal with your enemies (your situations) and make them your footstool!

God wants Christ’s life and nature to reign in us, He loves you so much that He says, “You are already seated on the throne. You can rest first. Sit down until I put the conquered enemies—that financial situation, that symptom in your body—that situation and circumstances in your life… under your feet.”

God wants us to find rest in the midst of the storm. When we rest in Him, our soul becomes content. This doesn’t mean that there are no enemies. The Lord told Israel; “The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.” (Psalm 110:2)

Psalm 23:5 says that God prepares a table for you in the presence, not the absence, of your enemies. Some of you may say, “Lord, how can you expect me to eat now? The symptoms are still in my body! My bank account still shows the lack! Lord, I will eat well and I will celebrate when all my problems are resolved.” But the Bible says that God doesn’t follow the fallen human mindset. God says, “I will prepare a table. You sit and eat first! You eat in the presence of your enemies, and I will take care of your enemies.” Victory is in the midst of our situations and circumstances… when we rest in Him.

We should not postpone our rest. Isaiah 53 describes Jesus’ suffering and what He accomplished for us on the cross. It says that He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. (Isaiah 53:4)

The reason we can rest and rejoice in the midst of our enemies is because Jesus defeated them when He took our place and bore our sins on the cross. He has done it all and the work is finished. (Heb. 10:12–14) We only need to take up a throne attitude or mindset… to rest in Him… then supernaturally you feel wellness in spirit and soul, as if the problems are under our feet. Even in the fact of our ultimate physical death, we can rest in Him.

If we are resting in His finished work, what should our response be? How do we partake of all that Jesus has done? Right after Isaiah 53, the Scripture says:

“Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear (children); break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. ² Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; ³ For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles (heathen), and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.” (Isaiah 54:1-3)

Jesus has defeated the enemies and God is telling this barren woman to rejoice! The “barren woman” is a picture of someone who has not seen results, signs of labor under the Law, which has no power to produce righteous fruit. In union with Christ we are fruitful (Rom. 7:1-5). Being barren is not God’s will for us. The Word says God never meant for us to be barren. God blessed man and told him to “be fruitful.” (Genesis 9:7) So, in Isaiah 54, God is saying, “Sing now, and prepare for your blessing! Enlarge your tent and prepare for growth! Do not spare. Expand your territory and your descendants will inherit the nations.”

Imagine you are a barren woman singing, “Hallelujah! I’m a mother of many! The Lord loves me!” The devil will come and say to you, “A mother of many? Where is your child? Aren’t you a hypocrite?” But don’t stop rejoicing. God wants you to enjoy life before the problem is resolved. Start singing even before you see the manifestation. Stop postponing your joy and peace. Stop waiting for Christmas to celebrate. Make every day a celebration of life, and learn to rest in the midst of your problems. Therefore, Paul admonishes us Christians to be “giving thanks for all things.”

It should be our daily response, to turn our heart to Jesus… and find His rest. Jesus Himself tells us to come to Him and He will give us rest. “Come to Me (Jesus), all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

When you are tempted with worry, anxiety, weighed down by being lured away from His grace, love, and care, you are in the mindset of “the flesh” … go to Jesus and you will find rest in Him.

“For to be carnally (fleshly, outer) minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Rom. 8:6)

The fact is that, being in union with Christ, you can sit down and prop your feet up, because God has promised that He will deal with your enemies (your situations) and make them your footstool!