Worth The Wait And Worth The Conflict
And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
1 John 2:25
Studies show that all work and no rest make for a poor worker. And the promise of future rest for the Christian makes the struggle of this world easier to bear.
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Sin and sorrow, death and tears will all be left behind when the child of God goes to be with his heavenly Father.
Thomas à Kempis shares this comforting glimpse of Christ’s perspective on life—a view only visible from the standpoint of eternity.
WALK WITH THOMAS À KEMPIS
“Do not be worn out by the labors which you have undertaken for my sake, and do not let tribulations ever cast you down. Instead, let my promise strengthen and comfort you under every circumstance.
“I am well able to reward you above all measure and degree. You shall not toil here long, nor always be oppressed with griefs. A time will come when all labor and trouble will cease.
“Labor faithfully in my vineyard; I will be thy recompense. Life everlasting is worth all these conflicts, and greater than these. Are not all plentiful labors to be endured for the sake of life eternal?
“Lift your face therefore unto heaven; behold, I and all my saints with me—who in this world had great conflicts—are now comforted, now rejoicing, now secure, now at rest, and shall remain with me everlastingly in the kingdom of my Father.”
WALK CLOSER TO GOD
Two verses speak volumes about the benefits of eternal life:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3).
Get to know Jesus Christ, and you will spend an eternity getting to know God.
