Striving for Rest

"What is the faith that we need to hang on to as we seek to grow in godliness? That Jesus Christ has fulfilled every point of the law, that he also suffered torment as a lawbreaker on Calvary, that his Father poured out every drop of his righteous wrath on him, and that the resurrection declares the Father's approval of Christ's complete righteousness - divine approval in which we now share by the gift of his grace. We must believe (and continue to "beat it into our heads daily," as Luther once said) that God is perfectly satisfied in Christ's sacrifice for us, that we have obtained full adoption, and that God is pleased with us and calls us his "beloved." These truths will stimulate joy and expand our faith."

• So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest. (Heb.4:9-11)

From the book: Counsel from the Cross, p.122