The Gospel ~ Rest!

¹⁵ For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel:


      “ In returning and rest you shall be saved;
      In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”
      But you would not,
       ¹⁶ And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”—
      Therefore you shall flee!
      And, “We will ride on swift horses”—
      Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!
       ¹⁷ One thousand shall flee at the threat of one,
      At the threat of five you shall flee,
      Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain
      And as a banner on a hill.    ¹⁸ Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you;
      And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
      For the LORD is a God of justice;
      Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
       (Isaiah 30:15-18, New King James Version)