Contentment is great gain; it signifies rest in Christ. He gave us peace in the midst of war, joy in the midst of sadness, hope in despair, and a love that will endure all things. Are you resting in Christ today? He is the only way out of it all. Are you tired of trying to make it on your own? Trust in Christ today he already made a way for you. Resting means being at ease; knowing that all his well. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13). The promise of rest was given unto us by God. We as his children witness this at firsthand being in Christ. That rest is the faith as it is trust, believing, and knowing. The confidence in resting in Christ is the only contentment that we need. The world is filled with confusion but in Christ is rest as it is our peace. "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
We are a chosen vessel of God and it was nothing of our doing, he called us before the foundation of the world. “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:” (King James Bible, 1769/2017, Ephesians 1:4). God chose to bless us in Christ Jesus and gave us a heart to believe. “Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me” (Isaiah 43:10). We can’t take no credit for God’s work; it is his grace that made us who we are. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). In all that we do, we must remember that God loved us before we were saints. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Roma...
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