- Defining the rest of the Lord
- Perhaps the most succinct definition I would give is to be free of any long-term worry. (That is, worry about things of significance in a substantial time scale especially the time scale of eternity but even the time scale of ten or twenty years.)
- The rest of the Lord isn’t turning a blind eye to those worries, it is having confidence that in all material respects the outcomes within those significant time-frames will be desirable.
- For example: I may have some health concerns in 25 years but my family will be at peace and we will have many positive memories built up over the course of that quarter century.
- It makes sense with such a definition that this feeling of rest would be most actually felt after navigating a present challenge which could have brought new lasting worries if it were not successfully resolved.
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