I stole this from my husband who posted it on his Twitter on Tuesday. It was so good though, that I figured it wouldn’t hurt for me to share it too.
So, by all means work! But the hard work is not what you think it is—your personal improvement and moral progress. The hard work is washing your hands of you and resting in Christ’s finished work for you, which will inevitably produce personal improvement and moral progress. Progress in obedience happens when our hearts realize that God’s love for us does not depend on our progress in obedience. Martin Luther had a point when he said, “It is not imitation that makes sons; it is sonship that makes imitators.”
Tullian Tchividjian in Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Such a simple concept yet the hardest thing for me to do! Great Quote!
Michele Johnson recently posted..Merry Christmas
That is the interesting thing about Christianity, isn’t it? The “resting” is hard