Psalm 91:14-16 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Our YouVersion group talk today is about addiction, its many forms and harms. I went to my personal bible study time after listing my concerns without first going to His Word. I was led here.

The answer to any addiction is the abiding love of Christ. The answer for how God treats the threats we face can only be found in this close personal relationship. Cherish and nurture this relationship and you will find the ability to live in Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

It is the secret places of the heart that all the real work is done. If we neglect this relationship we become susceptible to external influences which are harmful if not downright deadly.

Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

It is easier to see from the high tower is it not?

Hebrews 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

Praise God that we shall enter into His rest as promised here. I know that many think about what that will be like. There are not enough words to describe entering into His rest that gives us a clear picture of what it will be like.

Here in Hebrews 4:10 I see that I will cease from doing my works. Does that mean I won’t have anything meaningful to do in His rest? Can I examine my works to exclude those things which will no longer be part of my life in His rest?

I worked to eat. I won’t need to eat to sustain life with an eternal body. I also eat for pleasure, does that mean I will no longer have the pleasure of eating? Will pleasure no longer be a part of my existence in His rest?

Sin will no longer be a problem. Sin has been put to death at the Cross. Whatever we do will be sinless because we will have been translated into perfection. As much as I desire that, I know nothing about it.

How about vanity? Vanity is defined as emptiness as to results. So results are tied to effort which is a work, therefor vanity fades without works. Is humility the absence of vanity? I don’t know. But I will know because the word says I will know as I am known.

What will I know? Will I even care about what I know since time has passed away and there is nothing to be done about anything as all final judgments have been rendered? That is another thing that will go the way of my works. There will be nothing left to judge. There is no right or wrong in His rest, only perfection.