His work... and then His rest

Today in the One Year Bible, we read from Hebrews 4:1-16. Paul tells us that we have perfect rest to look forward to.

And that's refreshing, especially after the thought of all of the work that we have to do between now and then. I know I look forward to the perfect rest that is coming one day.

But let's not get it wrong. It doesn't mean we're going to sleep forever. It's more an answer to the question that St Augustine raised when he said, "Our souls are restless until they rest in You." And some people take that saying to mean that we will only be happy in THIS life when we trust in God. There is some truth to that.

But the deeper truth is that we won't rest in Him completely in this lifetime. This is the time of the church militant. We are fighting the enemy, and we won't rest in Him, perfectly, until we see Him face to face.

God, thanks for the promise of perfect rest in You.