COMPLETE REST IS NEAR
“God will shortly put a blessed end to all those troubles, cares, and labors. The time is coming when your heart will be as you desire; when you will be discharged of these cares, fears, and sorrows and never cry out, “Oh my hard, proud, vain, earthly heart!”; when all darkness will be banished from your understanding and you will clearly discover all the truths in God, that crystal ocean of truth; and when you will be perfectly purged of all corruptions. Then your thoughts will be everlastingly, ravishingly, and delightfully entertained and exercised upon that supreme goodness and infinite excellency of God, from Whom they will never recoil like a broken bow. And as for your pride, passion and worldliness, and all other subjects of your complaints and troubles, let it be said of them as of the Egyptians to Israel:
“Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord.” (Exodus 14:13)
These corruptions you see today, henceforth you will see them no more forever! Soon you will lay down your weapons of prayers, tears, and groans and you will put on the armor of light----not to fight, but to triumph!”
~ John Flavel 1627-1691, “Keeping the Heart”