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“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”
— Revelation 14:12

As the Three Angels call the world to worship the Creator, God’s people pause in holy rest—renewed, faithful, and ready to serve.
This is the identity of the last-day saints: those who stand firm in truth, steadfast in trial, and restful in the finished work of Christ.

The Rest of the Faithful

Sabbath rest is more than the absence of labor; it is the presence of assurance.
While the world strives to prove its worth, God’s people rest in His.
They cease from self-reliance and rest in the victory of the Lamb, whose faith becomes their own.

“The faith of Jesus” is not only belief in Him—it is the very quality of faith He lived by:
trusting the Father when the path was dark, obeying when obedience cost everything, loving even when love was not returned.
It is this faith that endures, this faith that overcomes.

To rest in the faith of Jesus is to live unshaken in a shaking world—to know that grace still reigns, truth still stands, and Christ’s righteousness is still enough.

Commandments and Covenant

The saints are identified not only by faith but by obedience—“those who keep the commandments of God.”
Obedience is not legalism; it is loyalty. It is covenant love lived out through action.

The Sabbath, the fourth commandment, stands as a weekly seal of that covenant—a reminder that we belong to the Creator and Redeemer who both made us and bought us.
To keep the commandments is to say, “I trust the Creator more than the culture. I rest in His authority more than my own ambitions.”

Thus, the Sabbath becomes a sign—not of exclusivity, but of relationship. It marks the people of God who, in the final conflict, will remain loyal to Christ when the world bows to convenience and coercion.

The Patience of the Saints

The saints’ patience (hupomonē) is not passive endurance but Spirit-empowered perseverance.
They remain faithful when faith is costly, calm when the world is in chaos, steady when tested by fire.
Their patience is proof of their relationship with the One who never gave up on them.

Each Sabbath becomes a rehearsal for eternity—a time to rest in what Christ has finished and to renew courage for what remains unfinished in the world.

Renewed, Faithful, and Ready to Serve

The Three Angels’ Messages end not in fear, but in faithfulness.
The call to worship the Creator leads directly to the rest and renewal of Sabbath.
Those who heed the call do not hide from the world; they are sent back into it—cleansed, calm, and courageous—to serve with love and truth.

As the sun sets on another week, God’s people rise in quiet strength.
They have been with Jesus. They have been renewed.
And as they step back into the world’s noise and need, they carry within them the peace that only obedience and faith can give.

Here is the patience of the saints.
Here is a people resting in redemption, reflecting their Redeemer, and rejoicing in the hope that soon—very soon—faith will become sight.

Blessings in Jesus’ Name,
Tom Nicholas, Pastor
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📖 Resting in the Faith of Jesus

The storm came fast.

One minute the sky over the lake was bright and blue. The next, it turned the color of lead.
Lightning flashed. Waves began to slap against the sides of the little fishing boat where Jonah and his dad were trying to row back to shore.

“Dad, we’re not gonna make it!” Jonah yelled, gripping the side of the boat.

His father, strong but calm, pulled on the oars. “Keep your eyes on me, son. We’ll be all right.”

The wind roared so loud that Jonah could barely hear his own voice.
Then a huge wave crashed over the bow and soaked them both. The boat rocked hard. Jonah’s stomach twisted.

“Dad! What if we sink?”

Before his dad could answer, a flash of lightning lit up the shoreline—and there, barely visible, stood their small cabin with a single lantern glowing in the window. Mom had lit it, just like always.

The sight of that warm light broke something inside Jonah. He started crying. “I’m scared!”

His father reached out and held his shoulder tight. “Jonah,” he said firmly, “do you remember what we read this morning?”

Jonah sniffed. “Hebrews something?”

His dad nodded. “Hebrews 11:1 — ‘Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.’”

Jonah looked up at him, raindrops sliding down his face. “But how can I be sure when I’m scared?”

“Because faith doesn’t mean you never feel afraid,” his dad said. “It means you keep trusting, even while you are.”

He pointed toward the lantern’s glow. “Your mom lit that light before the storm came. She trusted we’d find our way home. That’s what faith looks like.”

Jonah stared at the small, flickering light. It seemed impossibly far away—but it was real.
Somehow, that was enough.

He sat back down beside his dad. The storm didn’t stop right away. The wind didn’t calm. But in Jonah’s heart, something did—a quiet kind of peace.

They rowed together, slow and steady, the light growing brighter with every pull of the oars.

Resting in Jesus

When they finally reached the shore, Jonah helped pull the boat up onto the sand.
He looked back at the dark water behind them and then up at the sky, where the clouds were breaking apart and stars began to peek through.

“Dad,” he said softly, “I think I understand now.”

His father smiled. “What do you understand?”

“That faith isn’t about storms or feelings. It’s about knowing who’s in the boat.”

That night, as Jonah drifted to sleep, the wind still whispered outside, but it didn’t sound scary anymore.
He imagined Jesus asleep in a boat long ago, calm in the middle of a storm — not because there wasn’t danger, but because He trusted His Father completely.

And Jonah decided that was the kind of rest he wanted too:
not just Sabbath rest for his body,
but resting in the faith of Jesus — the peace that trusts even when the waves don’t stop right away.

💭 Reflection for Readers

When life feels stormy, remember:
Faith doesn’t mean pretending the wind isn’t blowing.
It means believing that Jesus is in your boat — and that He’s stronger than the storm.