Fear Not Little Flock

³² “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.³³ Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵ “Stay dressed for action^[f] and keep your lamps burning, ³⁶ and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.  Luke 12:32, 35

Dear friends of Come Rest,

I am presently meditating upon the 12^th chapter of Luke. The two verses above particularly stand out tonight. I place the Lord’s words before you. I believe I’m hearing Him say, “The time is now. The time is short. Be My witnesses. Let’s get moving.”  What is He saying to you?

Love and blessings,

Richard Speight

COME REST MINISTRIES’

AWAKENING OF LOVE

FRIDAY, FeB. 20^th      630-930pm

Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian, Cedar Rapids

Worship, teaching, testimonies, prayer.

                                           Bring a friend!     

Register at the door; freewill offering.

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Come Rest Ministries

Thursday Personal Retreat

Feb. 26^th    9am-4pm

Rehoboth House 2125 Bever Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA

Requirements: Pen, bible, notebook, your copy of our book

REAL FRUIT, and your wholehearted desire to come rest in Jesus!

Cost: Freewill Offering plus $18 for book which may be purchased at retreat

Space Limited-- Lunch provided

Those interested must apply at jkadlec@ImOnMail.com.  

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 20^th         630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love @ Calvin-Sinclair, CR

Feb. 22^nd         845pm     Speights teaching Come Up! Class at River of Life

                        6pm        Men’s and Women’s Wellsprings Covenant Groups at Rehoboth

                        7pm        I58 Cross-denominational house ministry of Come Rest at Rehoboth              

Feb. 26^th          9am-4pm Come Rest Thursday Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com 

Mar. 6^th            630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love @River of Life, CR

Mar. 18^th          9am-4pm Come Rest Wednesday Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

Mar. 19^th          9am-4pm  Come Rest Thursday Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

We thank each one of you for your continued financial support! Please ask the Lord what He wants you to give to His work through this ministry.

Blessings,

Dick and Kim Speight

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Come to Me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Come Rest Ministries

P.O. Box 11010

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52410

319-213-5684

www.comerestministries.com

That the Ungodly Might See

It is not so with the ungodly. They are like chaff which is driven away by the wind. Therefore, they will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. The Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly will perish.

Psalm 1:4-6 NKJV

 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 NASB

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” Revelation 4:1 NKJV

Dear friends of Come Rest,

I have continued this week meditating upon Psalm 1 by memorizing it completely and repeating it aloud several times a day. I stay more regularly before the Lord face-to-face in the secret place as I do this. The Lord has been so good to me. The less time I spend in media and the more time I spend in scripture and prayer—the more He shows me about myself, my loved ones, this ministry, the body of Christ, and the world. I have a lighter heart and brighter vision in the midst of heavier snow and darker skies. Join me.

In praying with some pastors this week, I saw we were like seven tall trees growing up through low hanging cloud cover. The seven of us were lifted up above the clouds into the glaring sunlight and given a joyfully clear view. The sun was warm and bright, representing His smiling countenance of grace because of the blood of Jesus covering our lives. I felt great peace as I looked to the horizon even as I saw storms coming. I saw some of the storms were coming from God for His purposes. Just as snow, ice, rain, thunder, lightning, and wind nourish and renew the earth—the storms that God brings into our lives are for our good to make us more like Jesus. Then I saw a few other storms were coming from Satan, schemes to discourage and deceive us. God is high and watchful over those attacks and only allows them for us in His purpose to train us “up”. Great peace and discernment awaits us in the secret place of face to face intimacy with the Lord. I felt the Lord was saying “As you come up in Me, I will help you clearly see the difference between My storms and the storms of the enemy. I will help you stand and delight in every good thing I bring. I will help you stand and defeat every evil thing the enemy brings. When My people do not come up in Me, all storms look the same to the flesh and you will respond as the ungodly do—afraid, angry, confused, self-striving. This is not necessary. All that I have is yours. Come up with Me in the secret place. I will show you what I am doing, tell you what to do, and help you do it.”

Last week in Psalm 1:1-3 we saw staying up in the secret place with Him begins by emptying your life of ungodly counsel, sin, and scorn. You then delight in the Lord and His word filling your life with godly counsel, company, worship, and witness. We then grow like deeply rooted trees planted by inexhaustible streams of water. We then prosper in bearing His fruit no matter what comes.

Verse 4 says this is not so for the ungodly. They are like chaff, an empty hull, easily blown away by wind and storms. There is no life-producing grain in them. They are ungodly because God does not live in them. Yes, God made Adam and Eve in His image. But ever since they rebelled, every human is born ungodly, full of sin and death, empty of the One who can give us everlasting life. But Good News! That sinless, deathless One came and died for the sin of everyone! He took our sin nature, diseases, and death all upon Himself and was resurrected Victor over all of it! Then He went back to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to spread that Good News, inviting repentance, and igniting eternal life in everyone who receives Jesus as Lord! Only as we are born again by the Spirit through faith in Christ, does Jesus come to dwell in our hearts. We are only righteous because He becomes our righteousness. We become a new creation because the Creator now lives in us. Because He lives in us, we will stand and be accepted at the last judgment. The ungodly will not.

Only after He saves us are we gathered by Him into the congregation of the righteous. That word “congregation” doesn’t mean a church membership roll. Many people who are active in churches are not yet saved. This is not bad, it is good! The fields are ripe for the harvest! It’s just that we who are saved must humble ourselves to become more discerning so the Spirit can help us powerfully speak the truth in love to ungodly churchgoers so they might be saved. The word “congregation” means “ the assembly” or “the appointed”. It can even mean “swarm.” I like that. Church is not about us attending service but Christ appointing us to serve. When Jesus saves us, the Father declares us righteous and the Holy Spirit assembles us to become adoring adopted children for the purpose of bearing the fruit of His righteousness. The roots deepen and fruit grows--if we let the Holy Spirit help us trust in Jesus, delight in Jesus, meditate in His word, and congregate in Spirit-led love, worship, and witness!

I see great things ahead for the Body of Christ, and for each of you in this coming year. The Holy Spirit is making a major move to help His people come up. What an adventurous year this will be. I keep hearing the refrain of a powerful praise song in my mind, “More love, more power, more of You in my life…”. 

Be encouraged congregation of the righteous! Holy Spirit storms of truth, love, and power are coming to strengthen and purify you. Do not be offended by the Lord. Be defended. His ways are not our ways. Things are not always what they appear. Therefore, come up and see His reality in the peaceful sunlight of His face. He will show you how to grow deep and stand tall no matter what comes. Fear not and buckle up! The ungodly will be blown away by the winds that are coming. But He will lift us up to blow up the schemes of the enemy!

We are just beginning to discover how powerful is the person of the Holy Spirit. Gathering storms from Satan will not defeat the gathered swarm of the Lord. The adventure is just beginning. In fact, the Holy Spirit is just swarming up.

Love and blessings,

Richard Speight

UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 6^th             630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love@ River of Life, CR

Feb. 8^th             845pm     Speights teaching Come Up! Class at River of Life

                        6pm        Men’s and Women’s Wellsprings Covenant Groups at Rehoboth

                        7pm        I58 Cross-denominational house ministry of Come Rest at Rehoboth              

Feb. 18^th           9am-4pm Come Rest Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

Feb. 20^th           630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love @ Calvin-Sinclair, CR

Mar. 6^th             630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love @River of Life, CR

Mar. 18^th           9am-4pm Come Rest Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

COME REST MINISTRIES’

AWAKENING OF LOVE

FRIDAY, FeB. 6^th      630-930pm

River of Life, Cedar Rapids

Worship, teaching, testimonies, prayer.

                                           Bring a friend!     

Register at the door; freewill offering; refreshments.

******************************

Come Rest Ministries

Personal Retreat

Feb. 18^th    9am-4pm

Rehoboth House 2125 Bever Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA

Requirements: Pen, bible, notebook, your copy of our book

REAL FRUIT, and your wholehearted desire to come rest in Jesus!

Cost: Freewill Offering plus $18 for book which may be purchased at retreat

Space Limited-- Lunch provided

Those interested must apply at jkadlec@ImOnMail.com.  

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We thank each one of you for your continued financial support! Please ask the Lord what He wants you to give to His work through this ministry. What a year this will be!

Blessings,

Dick and Kim Speight