Rejoice and Be Glad

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.   Psalm 53:6 NKJV

Dear friends,

We’ve had such action-packed, fruitful weeks with the NW Iowa mission, our 3 Day Gathering, and ongoing ministry here at Rehoboth. So many friends of Come Rest are stepping forward into their callings! What a joy to watch it all unfold! This past week was time for Kim and I to catch our breath, celebrate her birthday, help family members and Come Rest friends with various needs, and try to get back into our personal rhythms of prayer, scripture, Kim’s art, and my writing. We give thanks for your participation, prayer, and financial support for Come Rest!  

Have you ever gone through your day doing the same things in the same surroundings with the same people and suddenly noticed something in the persons or surroundings you had not seen before? Scripture is like that; it is alive. You can read and reread a passage many times over many years, yet there is always something more. The Lord is always ready to reveal Himself to us any moment we give Him our undivided attention. So it was last week as I read again the words “Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.”  Suddenly from within the Holy Spirit brought new insight and encouragement to my mind. You see, Jacob and Israel are two names for the same person. Yet the verse is not mere repetition; the Holy Spirit never wastes words. Jacob was a grasper from the moment he was born, and not necessarily the most loveable guy always. His life story up to the time of receiving the name Israel could be summed up by the phrase “take or be taken”. He took advantage of his brother Esau’s hunger and stupidity in acquiring his first born birthright with a bowl of soup and he deceived his aged father Isaac into giving his blessing meant for Esau. He fell in love with Rachel, but her father duped him into marrying her sister Leah first and getting seven more years labor from Jacob in exchange for Rachel’s hand. As I get older, I am more and more grateful whenever I see the name “God of Jacob”. It means the Lord is patient and merciful with you, me, and the whole world in our Jacobness. It means Christ died for us while we were yet sinners. Yes, at all times, and right now as you read this, no matter what is happening to you—you can rejoice in the Cross and rest in His blessed assurance you are saved from hell eternally, sin’s grip in this present moment, and the Helper Holy Spirit is in you! Let Jacob, you, me rejoice in our salvation!

What’s more, let Israel be glad. When Jacob arrived at the river Jabbok with his wives and children in tow, he was filled with dread at the prospect of facing the brother he had wronged all those years ago. In an anxious night Jacob wrestled with an angel of God and encountered God face to face. True to form Jacob grasped and asked for a blessing and received a limp and a new name. “Israel” means one who embraces and wrestles with God. Jacob named the place Peniel as the place where he embraced the face of God. In this intimate encounter, God mercifully prepared Jacob/Israel for more mercy and reconciliation with Esau. Through mercy God relieved Jacob’s fears and restored his relationships. Through the prophet Isaiah in chapters 42 & 49, hundreds of years later, to Jacob’s descendants in exile the Lord revealed Israel’s true calling—to be a light to the Gentiles. Because of Jesus’ blood over your life as a Gentile, you can be glad you too are called to be His light to the nations. So right now, as you read this—because of Jesus and no matter what is happening—rejoice that you are saved and be glad that you are called. Your life has a heavenly destination. Your life has an earthly purpose—to intimately embrace Jesus and lovingly witness for Him with grace and truth. He knows, feels, and understands your pain, fear, and grasping weakness. He loves you anyway Jacob. Rejoice. Be glad He picked you, even you. Oh how He loves you. Oh what a difference you can make to others around you—embracing Him and inviting them to do the same.

Rejoice that He died for you. Be glad you get to live for Him.

Love and blessings,

Dick Speight   

COME REST MINISTRIES’

AWAKENING OF LOVE

FRIDAY, may 15^th  630-830pm

This will be our last one at Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian. Come join us as we celebrate all that God has done with Come Rest and Calvin Sinclair in the last 3 three years. We will also gather in prayer around Pastor Will Jackson as he and his family prepare to leave Calvin Sinclair to step into a new ministry adventure in their lives! Very exciting!

Beautiful worship, simple truth, grateful testimonies, wholehearted prayer.

Bring a friend!

Register at the door; freewill offering.

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Come Rest ministries

Wednesday Personal Retreat

May 20^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

Encourage Christian friends and family to apply. Consider buying a $58 Retreat Gift Certificate for them!

Those interested must apply at jkadlec@ImOnMail.com.

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Come Rest ministries

thursday Personal Retreat

 May 21^st   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

Encourage Christian friends and family to apply. Consider buying a $58 Retreat Gift Certificate for them!

Those interested must apply at jkadlec@ImOnMail.com.

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Upcoming this weekend

Sunday May 17  845       Come Up class at River of Life Room A

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

                        7          I58 at Rehoboth

Making Room Enough

Dear friends of Come Rest,

In Genesis 26, Isaac found a wellspring in the midst of famine. He named it “Rehoboth” which means “room enough”. He declared there was room enough for God’s people to thrive at that wellspring. They had rest from the argument and opposition they had faced at previous wellsprings.

Room enough to rest and thrive in Jesus. Ponder that in your own life. Are you making time and space for to rest and thrive in Jesus’ love so the Holy Spirit can grow you fruitful? Are you making time and space in your life to help others rest and thrive in Jesus’ love?

With everything that is going on in the world right now, I believe the Lord is telling me to stay in Him and stay on message—inviting the earth to come rest and thrive in His love and teaching people how to do that.

We are each given 24 hrs/day, 168 hrs/wk…

So…I am spending real energy adjusting my life along the following priorities through April 30 :

1. Making room enough for quiet/scripture/prayer with Jesus.(1hour morning & 1 hour evening.)

2. Making room enough for resting/recreating with Jesus. (Sabbath weekly, for us--preferably Saturdays)

3. Making room enough for prayer as a couple. (30 minutes minimum )

4. Making room enough for play as a couple. (Daily stroll/fun activity and weekly date night)

5. Making room enough to enjoy & help family. (Specific emphasis lately in helping our daughter Emily,

  her husband David, & grandson Micah prepare for the arrival of our new grandson any day now!)

6. Making room enough for physical health. (Daily walk/stretching/cardio; small meals & healthy snacks)

7. Making room enough for my job of writing to help people rest in Jesus’ love. (25 hours each week)

8. Making room enough for my job of equipping people to rest in Jesus’ love.  (25 hours each week)

9. Making room enough for a good night’s sleep by going to bed by 10pm & rising by 6am.

I believe the Lord spoke to my heart this week and said, “Less screen time and more face time.” He wants His people to spend MUCH LESS time looking into a screen(TV, Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop) and MUCH MORE time looking into His face and the faces of people who need His love through us.

So…please pray for me that I rest upon the Lord and make these 9 adjustments through April 30.

Are you making room enough for the Lord to help you rest and thrive in His love? Let me know the adjustments He wants you to make and I will pray for you!

Love and blessings,

Dick Speight

COME REST MINISTRIES’

AWAKENING OF LOVE

FRIDAY, March. 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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WEDNESDAY March 18th

                or

Thursday March 19th

Come Rest Personal day Retreat

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

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

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

Mar. 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 

Mar. 27^th         7pm         “Fire Friday” Special I58 House meeting at Rehoboth

Mar. 29^th          6pm  CRM & 50 churches/ministries at Serve the City Palm Sunday Worship@CR First Assembly

Apr. 3^rd             630pm    Come Rest Good Friday Awakening of Love @River of Life, Cedar Rapids

Apr. 15^th           9am-4pm Come Rest Wednesday Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

Apr. 16^th          9am-4pm  Come Rest Thursday Personal Retreat; apply at jkadlec@imonmail.com

Apr. 17^th          630pm    Come Rest Awakening of Love @ Calvin-Sinclair, Cedar Rapids

Apr. 25^th           1:30pm  Speights minister at Laddasaw Gathering in Wittemore, Iowa

Apr. 26^th           10am & 6pm   Speights minister at Burt Presbyterian in Burt, Iowa.

Apr. 30-May2    9am-9pm CRM 3 Day “Rehoboth Wellsprings” Gathering at River of Life, Cedar Rapids

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Come Rest March 2015 Response Form

___My prayer request is___________________________________  

___Yes, Lord! I will pray for Come Rest Ministries.

___Yes, Lord! I will financially support Come Rest Ministries.

Today’s gift $______________

___Yes, Lord! I enclose $100 for “COME REST” Reprint Fund

___ I want more info about $58 Day Retreat Gift Certificates 

___Please send me ____copie(s) of the “REAL FRUIT”

                        1/$18; 2/30; 5/$60. $4 ship for 1 copy plus $1 per additional copy

___I will cast seeds in my city by giving away REAL FRUIT as the Holy Spirit leads!

            ___Send me 10 copies for $100 plus $10 ship. 

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Email__________________________________Phone___________________________

We thank you so much for your prayers and financial support! Send us your prayer requests and

pray for us as the Lord expands our mission in 2015. Please ask the Lord what He wants you to

give Him financially for Come Rest. As missionaries of His Come Rest message

we rely upon the Lord through offerings and book sales for our income.

Thank you again!

Dick and Kim            

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 Rest February 2015 Response

___My prayer request is__________________________________________________

___Yes, Lord! I will pray for Come Rest Ministries.

___Yes, Lord! I will financially support Come Rest Ministries.

Today’s gift $______________

___Yes, Lord! I have enclosed $100 for the “COME REST” Reprint Fund.

___Please send me ____copie(s) of the “REAL FRUIT”

                        1/$18; 2/30; 5/$60. $4 ship for 1 plus $1 per additional copy

___I will cast seeds in my city by giving away REAL FRUIT as the Holy Spirit leads!

            ___Send me 10 copies for $100 plus $10 ship. 

___Please send me __copie(s) of Come Rest CD 1 “Meditations with Dick Speight”

___Please send me __copie(s) of  Come Rest CD 2”Reflections on His Real Love”

            $8 each plus $2 ship; $12 for the set of 1&2 plus $3 ship.

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Email__________________________________Phone___________________________

Thank you for your continued financial and prayer support!

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.

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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

Signposts

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf does not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.  Psalm 1: 1-3 NKJV

Dear local and global friends of Come Rest,

I memorized these verses this week. As with all true scripture meditation, I’ve been keeping my heart open to the Lord while repeating these verses aloud. This is one of the ways the Holy Spirit ushers us into the secret place of His rest, face to face with Jesus. The secret place, the “face-to-face” place, is where He touches us, teaches us, transforms us. It is the place in our hearts from where He releases His rivers of living waters, His supernatural power. The more you meet with Him and stay with Him in the secret place, the more He will purify your heart, the more His power will flow from you.

In my meditation upon Psalm 1, I see a picture of signposts at a “T” intersection. One points down the road to “Scornful”, the other points up the road toward “Fruitful”.

The road to “Scornful” begins with walking in the counsel of the ungodly--daily absorbing and adopting the thinking of people and media who twist, ignore, or attack God’s word. The counsel of the ungodly can also be listening to our own flesh, deceiving ourselves. The counsel of the ungodly leads us onto the path of sinners—we compromise on His truth, stumbling in our own sin, and carelessly follow the crowd. We soon find ourselves in the seat of the scornful—full of anxiety and anger, pointing our finger in seething resentment and constant criticism of others, ourselves, and God. It can happen to me, you, and anyone around you. One’s life can shift quickly from a wellspring of His Spirit to a cesspool of our sin. We who are created and saved by Jesus for fruitful companionship instead settle for fruitless compromise which is unwitting cooperation with Satan the accuser/deceiver. Ungodly thinking and ungodly company breed ungodly living. Jesus is ready to lead you and me up to “Fruitful”! 

Notice in verse 1 the first step to “Fruitful” is to choose to “ walk not” in ungodly counsel. You say “no” with your heart, your mouth, and your feet. The first step in turning afresh toward the Lord and His way of life is turning away from Satan and his way of life. Choosing to not walk by the flesh means you are beginning to walk by His Spirit. Saying a big “NO” to any ungodly input prepares you for enjoying God’s input.

Next you delight in the law of the Lord—you make a lifestyle choice to rejoice! You thank Jesus daily for being the Way, the Truth, and the Life and for saving you from hell!

You are then moved to meditate day and night in His law—to wholeheartedly fill your life with His truth through daily scripture, prayer, praise, and keeping primary company with the fruitful even as you witness to the scornful at work or play. You seek only the good clean joy of Jesus’ presence, Jesus’ people, Jesus’ purpose. You seek Jesus’ permission for good, clean, fun in fruitful social and recreational pursuits out amongst the scornful.

You then become like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf does not wither—your roots go down ever deeper into the limitless source of the Holy Spirit who continually produces His powerful, loving fruit in all your days, your relationships, your endeavors.

 Whatever the Lord leads you to do shall prosper—this is the bountiful life of real fruit He promises. I believe the Lord is alerting me to ways I am distracted from Him by this ungodly world. Kim and I are taking a clear, fresh look at saying “no” to any worldly influences or activities in our daily lives He does not want for us. Join us. Many may choose the road that ends in the seat of the scornful. He calls us to be in, but not of, the world. He leads His witnesses in His counsel, His path, His fruit, His seat of mercy!   

Signposts. One points down. The other points up. Scorn the road to Scornful. Delight in the road up to Fruitful.

Love and blessings,

Richard Speight

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 1^st             LOCAL FRIENDS PLEASE NOTE: A winter storm is forecast Sunday. We are watching this. Watch your email, texts, or call us as to possible cancellations of our Sunday morning class and Sunday evening groups. We originally planned the Sunday night groups to meet tomorrow at Duane Mclean’s home. 1668 13th St NW, CR 319-899-0315

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

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.

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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

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Come Rest February 2015 Response

___My prayer request is__________________________________________________

___Yes, Lord! I will make my life Your Resting Place in 2015!

___Yes, Lord! I will pray for Come Rest Ministries.

___Yes, Lord! I will financially support Come Rest Ministries.

Today’s gift $______________

___Yes, Lord! I have enclosed $100 for the “COME REST” Reprint Fund.

___Please send me ____copie(s) of the “REAL FRUIT”

                        1/$18; 2/30; 5/$60. $4 ship for 1 plus $1 per additional copy

___I will cast seeds in my city by giving away REAL FRUIT as the Holy Spirit leads!

            ___Send me 10 copies for $100 plus $10 ship. 

___Please send me __copie(s) of Come Rest CD 1 “Meditations with Dick Speight”

___Please send me __copie(s) of  Come Rest CD 2”Reflections on His Real Love”

            $8 each plus $2 ship; $12 for the set of 1&2 plus $3 ship.

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Email__________________________________Phone___________________________

Thank you for your continued financial and prayer support!