"Weary of earth, myself, and sin."
Can't you identify with this? Living in the flesh is hard. I often find myself in the place that our brother, Charles, describes. I yearn for the day when the fight is over - when my body is healed and the glory revealed. Rejoice! Sin, sickness, death, loneliness, and un-fulfillment are temporary. We will outlive them. The time is coming when the elect will be in a state of eternal, untainted peace. "There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for God's people" (Heb. 4:9).
Moreover, the war has already been won. Christ has come and defeated Satan. We have access to Sabbath rest in this life. By letting go of ourselves and turning to Christ in faith, we enter it. What could be more restful than trusting God in everything? Brothers, let us believe that Christ paid for every single sin we will ever commit. Let us believe His promise to redeem us and the creation. Praise be to God for His goodness!
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I love what you say in this post, Tom. Your message is an example of what Godly encouragement really looks like: simple reminders of the reality of Jesus Christ and His accomplished work on our behalf.
It is especially comforting to know that the things you talk about (sin, sickness, death, loneliness, unfulfillment, despair, doubt, etc.) are not only temporary...even worse...they are sworn enemies of Almighty God. We will not only outlive them and see them removed...what's more, we will one day witness our King of Kings casting these terrible afflictions of the church into the lake of fire along with their Satanic Propagator.
In the mean time, we can stand strong, strong in knowing that the battle is soon over. Soon this "vapor in the wind" will pass, the "flower that is here today" will be gone tomorrow...and we who rely on the finished work of Calvary will enter into our eternal day of sabbath rest and, for the first time ever, witness with our own eyes the precious wounds that purchased rebel souls.
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