"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"Let us labour therefore to enter into THAT REST" -HEBREWS 4:11 [KJV] Seems to be a contradiction in terms, labor to rest; but in reality it is not. Let us eagerly strive and earnestly pursue to count all our works as "dung and filthy rags" and to cease from our own works, cease from trusting ourselves, cease from going about to establish our own righteousness (R OMANS 10:3-4) and to rest, relax and trust the Lord Jesus Christ, W ho accomplished all righteousness and all salvation for us (R OMANS 8:32; C OLOSSIANS 2:9-10; P HILIPPIANS 3:7-9) . This is impossible for any sinner to do apart from almighty grace! However, when the Lord is pleased to reveal Himself unto us, it is the delight of faith (H EBREWS 12:2) , the joy of hope ( II THESSALONIANS 2:16) and the burning desire of love to come to Christ and rest in Him ( I JOHN 4:19) . He said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My y...

" Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. " - Isaiah 26:3-4 [KJV] "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace." By the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, everlasting peace between a holy God and offending sinners has been established. " Having made peace through the blood of His cross , by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven " (C OLOSSIANS 1:20) . This peace is the fruit of righteousness and, as we are brought by the Holy Spirit to believe Christ and submit to God’s way of grace through the substitutionary death of our Savior, we enter into the wonders of and the joys of this peace. This sweet repose is known to the degree that we believe the record God has given of His Son. The peace that God gives is rare: the world knows nothing of it...