What If Rest Wasn’t Something You Earned?

This message is a timely invitation to embrace the kind of rest our souls were made for—rest that isn’t earned, delayed, or conditional, but freely given by Jesus. Drawing from Matthew 11, Pastor David explores how true rest doesn’t begin with a vacation or a calendar block—it begins with coming to Jesus.

As we step into a new year, we’re often pulled into patterns of performance, productivity, and pressure—whether from religion, culture, or even our own expectations. But Jesus offers us something radically different: rest from striving, rest from self-reliance, and rest that restores our identity in Him.

This message unpacks the rhythms of grace that help us live fully present, fully known, and fully free—not burned out by the weight of the world, but anchored in the love of God.

The new year doesn’t need a new you. It needs the real you—resting in the grace of Jesus.

This message invites us to trade exhaustion for intimacy, and striving for surrender:
• A rest from religion—where we stop performing for God and start living with Him
• A rest from culture—where we no longer chase success, image, or approval
• A rhythm of daily, weekly, and regular rest—shaped by prayer, presence, and Sabbath
• A community of rest—where we are fully known, fully loved, and not alone

📖 Scripture: Matthew 11:28–30
🕊️ Topics: Rest • Identity • Sabbath • Spiritual Rhythms • Freedom in Christ
🗓️ Recorded during Mosaic’s post-Christmas message for the new year