Saints all over the world sing a favorite hymn, ”Come, Come, Ye Saints,” in which the question is asked, “Why should we think to earn a great reward, if we now shun the fight?”
Is that really what we’re doing—earning a great reward? I don’t think so, since the word “earn” doesn’t even appear once in any of the standard works. As we face the fight rather than shun it, God transforms us.
The final destination may be “Far away in the West” but development is found all along the trail. The great reward is not just something we will receive - but rather what we become—through the journey and the grace of Christ.
Jesus doesn’t love us because we are good. Jesus loves us because He is good.
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