Dear friend,
I hope you had the opportunity yesterday to enjoy a little extra Rest in the presence of the Lord. That certainly is God’s gift, and what we long to experience eternally. In Revelation 14 the Lord announces good news:
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Sunday and Wednesday gatherings at Bethlehem are a good time to get a foretaste of that promise!
Let us pray: Grant unto us, O heavenly Father, Your peace that passes understanding, that we amid the storms and troubles of this our life, may rest in You, knowing that all things are in You, under Your care, governed by Your will, guarded by Your love; so that with a quiet heart we may face the storms of life, the clouds and the thick darkness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
In Christ,
Pastor Heckmann
