Ever wondered why, of all things that we are to fight for in life, the apostle Paul tells us about is the fight of faith? Notice he never advocated that we need to fast or do anything else.
He wrote to Timothy at the end of his life that famous oft quoted verse used in many eulogies, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2Timothy 4:7) In fact the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews (whom I believe strongly is the apostle Paul himself as the style of argument and writing is identical to all his other letters) tells us in Hebrews 4:11 "Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience." (NIV)
What are you getting at? you may ask. The good fight Paul talked about is none other than the fight of faith (2Tim 4:7) or the rest (Hebrews 4:11). In fact Hebrews tells us to make every effort to enter that rest - don't let anything or anyone distract us from that rest. So what is this rest? Do you know that everything regarding our salvation had already been completely fulfilled in Christ when He bore our sins and died on the cross for us? Nothing more is needed; you cannot add any more. If we can, then His Death on the Cross was in vain. Praise the Lord, it is NOT in vain.
In fact His Death is so perfect that we can enter into the rest of God on that basis and that alone! No wonder the writer to the Hebrews emphasized that so strongly - he did not want anyone to hoodwink us to think otherwise!
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