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"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing." (2nd Thessalonians 3:13)

Part of the gospel of grace includes the call to thankful obedience in response to the finished work of Christ. Paul reminds this church, and us, that we are to keep pressing forward in reforming our lives to become more Christlike in our walk.

He told the church at Corinth the same thing:

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1st Corinthians 15:58)

Here, we see that our acts of righteousness will not be in vain. God has promised to fellowship with us along the way and He WILL send His Son for us. He will redeem us!

Those that teach you must have the will or do works to gain or keep salvation only bring weariness to those who attempt to comply. But those who trust in the sovereign grace of God can wait patiently on Him and not grow weary!

"Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:28-31)

It is not in our ability to redeem ourselves. Therefore, God sent His only begotten Son to dies for us so that we could live unto Him in the liberty of grace and thankfulness!