Mar Mari Emmanuel teaches that true rest and peace can only be found in Jesus Christ, not in worldly achievements or pleasures.
In this heartfelt devotional sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel addresses the universal human quest for rest and peace. He explains how worldly pursuits fail to satisfy the soul and emphasizes that true rest is found only in Jesus Christ. Drawing from personal experience and biblical truth, the speaker invites listeners to turn to Christ as the ultimate source of peace and eternal life. This message encourages reflection on life's priorities and the hope found in faith.
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So many people of our time and age have been searching everywhere, seeking every way to find rest. What is rest? I want to be happy, I want to be comfortable, I want to be at peace, I want to be rich, I want to be successful. This is all rest.
Because everyone interprets rest in a different way according to their way of perception. So to someone's rest is different to another, but everyone is in pursuit of their rest. And the more they pursue this rest, the more they become troubled in living in chaos, living in disorientation.
They have lost the way, have lost the target altogether. I thought I'll be at rest when I do things my way. I thought that I will find my rest when I go with these people, mix with these people, do as they do.
I thought I'll find my rest when I become a doctor, when I become a bishop, when I become the pope, when I become a teacher, when I become whatever. I thought I'll find my rest when I have millions in the bank account, have the best cars, the best houses, the best living, the best of the best. But I achieved all this.
I became a doctor and I became the bishop and I became that rich man and I became famous. I became a celebrity in Hollywood, but the more I was in search of my own rest, my way, I was the most miserable, lost soul ever to exist on this planet. Because I searched for my rest outside of God.
Waste of time. You'll never find it. Where are those people who went against God, against family, against parents, against morals, against everything that is of value and done it their way? Where are they? Where are they my beloved? Where are they? What does it benefit a man if he gains the whole world, yet he loses himself at the end? This is the Lord Jesus saying to all of us, if you can answer this very question, you have answered every other question that can ever come your way.
If you can answer this question, you would have answered every other question that could ever exist. What does it benefit a man if he gains the whole world, but at the end loses it? What will you give in the place of yourself? When that soul, when that self goes into the pit, into the grave, what can you do to take it out of that grave? Nothing, except one thing. Make Jesus your rest.
If there is no death, then the grave is empty, there is no death, nothing is lost, nothing is lost. Jesus has to be your rest. Where are you going to have your rest? Clubs? Pubs? Poker machines? Alcohol? Drugs? Women? Men? Guys? Boys? Girls? In between? We've lost the plot.
We have lost the plot. I don't know what else to do to have my rest. I don't know man, I don't want to keep you here for too long even though I'm very tempted.
Let's continue. So, they had swords coming upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshipped this image. Anyone and everyone who follows and goes after Satan, they will never find their rest.
Secret societies, there are people that live on earth, their names are not registered in any governmental body. They have no record that they exist. But poor little kids, they think by hiding and not revealing their true identity anywhere, they think now they are free and they can do whatever.
Man, that is the biggest joke I have ever come across. Hey, you can't hide from Jesus. Hello? Anybody home? Listen, my dear friend, sooner or later, you and all of us will die.
We need to go to that grave, my dear friend. You can't stop this, no matter how rich, how wealthy, how in control you are. You can control the whole world, but you can't control death, my dear friend.
You will die. When you go down to that pit, man, you will have to answer to the Lord Jesus and then let me see what you're going to do. Don't fall for the snares of the enemy and the deceptive ways of Satan.
Don't fall. If the greatest lecturer comes to your university and he has certificates taller than me in whatever field he qualifies in and they speak nonsense, do not listen to them. Do not accept what they say.
Do not believe in this nonsense, what they say. When someone says to you, there is no God, they are blind, they are absolutely empty. They are speaking foolishly.
Because I've gone there, up there, and I went down there. I've seen both. Well, actually, I've seen all three.
The earth, beneath it, and above it. Above it, heaven, beneath it, hell, and earth, humanity. Earth, temple, hell, ugly, heaven, beauty.
And the beauty of heaven, the love of my life. His name is Jesus, Christ of Nazareth. Man, man I love this man.
Man, I love this man. Bro, I love this man. Sister, I love this man.
Cousin, I love this man. Brother, mother, father, the crown of glory. Dad, from the bottom of my heart, I love you.
Man, I love you. You will never find rest until you find Christ. Believe me, I'm saying it with love and humility.
I'm not judging, I'm not trying to convince you to brainwash you. No, please, please, please. That's not my job.
But I'll say what the Lord has revealed to me. I'll say that no one can shut this mouth except Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I'll say that also with confidence.
No one can until Jesus says so. My Lord and Savior, no one can. So whatever people think, whatever people say, it's totally beside the point.
My intention is not to judge. My intention is not to point the finger at you. My intention is not to say, I'm right, you're wrong.
None of that whatsoever. My intention is one thing. I'm a vessel that carries this perfect God, perfect man in Him.
Christ the King, His voice is being spoken out of this vessel by Him, by His Holy Spirit, by the love of His Heavenly Father. His voice is being sent out. And this voice loves everyone.
This voice died for everyone. This voice is the only way, the only truth, and the only life. This voice is your Creator.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit, one God in nature and one God in essence. This is my belief. This is my faith.
And I thank my Heavenly Father for sending His beloved Son, His only begotten Son, to be a perfect man on earth, dwelled in the womb of the Virgin of all virgins for eternities to come. Her name is Maryam. Mary, the love of my life, my Holy Mother, my sweetheart.
I thank you for sending your Son and your Son accepting your will and fulfilling it till the end with absolute loyalty and faithfulness. And now He's given me His Holy Spirit to dwell in me through the Holy Baptism, one of the seven sacraments of the Church. Thank you, Heavenly Father.
Thank you, O Son of God, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And thank you, Holy Spirit, for now dwelling in this piece of dust and speaking through this piece of dust for the glory, honor, respect and worship of the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Sermon Outline
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- People seek rest in various worldly ways
- Rest is misunderstood and pursued through success and pleasure
- This pursuit leads to chaos and disorientation
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- Worldly achievements do not bring true rest
- The emptiness of gaining the world but losing the soul
- Jesus is the only true source of rest
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- The inevitability of death and judgment
- The futility of hiding from God or escaping spiritual reality
- Warning against deception and false teachings
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- Personal testimony of love and faith in Jesus
- The role of the Holy Spirit in guiding believers
- Encouragement to accept Christ as the only way to rest
Key Quotes
“What does it benefit a man if he gains the whole world, yet he loses himself at the end?” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“You will never find rest until you find Christ.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“No one can shut this mouth except Jesus Christ of Nazareth.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
Application Points
- Seek your true rest in Jesus rather than in worldly success or pleasures.
- Reflect on the temporary nature of life and prioritize your spiritual well-being.
- Reject false teachings and deception by grounding your faith in the truth of Christ.
