Peaceful Pursuit

On this episode of the CityLight Podcast, Pastor Bo delivers a timely and countercultural word for 2026: faith doesn’t hustle—it rests. Drawing from a moment of worship in Belize sparked by Jason Upton’s “Jacob’s Dream,” Pastor Bo unpacks the story of Jacob as the blueprint for modern striving—until God breaks his self-sufficiency and teaches him to lean. Anchored in Psalm 127, this message reframes rest as active trust, where fruitfulness flows not from frantic effort but from peace-filled obedience.  This episode calls us to make 2026 the year of choosing the “one thing”: sitting at Jesus’ feet and letting God put His super on our natural.

(00:00) Faith Lists Without Being Ruled by the List
(04:50) Kindness, Timing, and Setting Up the Message
(08:19) Wrestling God, the “Crutch,” and Learning to Lean
(15:46) The Highest Level of Faith Is Rest
(24:38) Rest from Religious Striving
(37:09) Scriptures for Rest
(42:39) Gideon, Elijah, and the Strength That Comes Through Rest
(51:34) Praying into 2026

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