Jun
10
2009
Our Greatest Comfort In Life And Death
In a post I made a few days ago, I quoted Paul Tripp who recently wrote, ”There is a Rock to be found. There is an inner rest to be experienced that’s deeper than human love, personal success, and the accumulation of possessions. There is a rock that will give you rest even when all of those things have been taken away. That rock is Christ, and you were hardwired to find what you are seeking in him.”
In these difficult days when everything seems unstable, all things are unpredictable, and the dangerous unknown looms around every corner, this reminder from the beloved Heidelberg Catechism serves as an anchor to my weary soul:
Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own, but belong— body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven: in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.
Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.