Indeed the title does sound like an oxymoron - work and yet rest; how can that be? Certainly it sounded difficult, if not impossible, at the beginning of the year for me but I was glad that the Lord prepared us for it through the messages preached for five Sundays by Pastor Prince.
The Lord reminded us that Abraham was not perfect when the Lord called him and He blessed him and since the Bible exhorts us that we who are of faith in Jesus are being called sons of Abraham (Gal 3:7) and daughters of Sarah (1Peter 3:6), we too can enjoy His blessings on our lives as well. It is not about what we do but it has all to do with what He had DONE for us on the cross. As so since Jesus had already done all that needed to be done to secure our position of righteousness with God in Him, there is not even one more iota to be added.
And since Jesus had accomplished ALL, we need to simply rest on the knowledge that His completed work on the cross was all that was required and henceforth our positions in Him are secure. And so, because of this established fact, we can now step out in faith to face 2010 with gusto and not be overwhelmed with whatever the devil tries to throw across our paths.
He Who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. That, in itself, gives me great comfort!
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