Joyful Rest
"And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation." (Romans 5:11 NKJV) The sweetness of the times of toiling is not in the eventual absence of hard work, but in the satisfaction of the work of redemption. Engagement or fall into the captivity of sin and unrighteousness is not at the instance of every man's fall into sin but at the general fall of man. Likewise, the joy of redemption does not end at the instance of the reconciliation of every man, but it extends to the continuous satisfaction of the work of atonement at the cross of Calvary. There is no other source of rest that can be compared to the stream of joy flowing through every glorious gaze at the complete work of redemption.