The rest that Christ gives is an inward thing, It is rest of her, rest d conscience, rest of mind, rest of affection, rest of will. It is rest from a comfortable sense of sins being all forgiven and guilt all put away; it is rest from a solid hope of good things to come, laid up beyond the reach of disease, and death, and the grave. It is rest from the well-grounded feeling that the great business of life is settled, its great end provided for; that in time all is well done; and in eternity heaven will be our home.
Rest such as this the Lord Jesus gives to those who come to Him y showing them His own finished work on the cross, by clothing them in His own perfect righteousness, and washing them in His own precious blood. When a man begins to see that the Son of God actually died for his sins, his soul begins to taste something of inward quiet and peace.
Rest such as this the Lord Jesus gives to those who come to Him by revealing Himself as their ever-living High Priest in heaven, and God reconciled to them through Him. When a man begins to see that the Son of God actually lives to intercede for him, he will begin to feel something of inward quiet and peace.
Rest such as this the Lord Jesus gives to those who come to Him by implanting His Spirit in their hearts and witnessing with their spirits that they are God's children. When a man begins to feel an inward drawing toward God as a father and a sense of being an adopted and forgiven child, his soul begins to feel something of quiet and peace!
Adapted from Our Great Redeemer: 365 Days with J. C. Ryle
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