The peace is not escape, the contentment is not complacency, there is a real readiness to face deep darkness and imminent attack, and the climax reveals a love which points towards no material goal, but to the Lord himself.
In Christ, we grow into maturity, not because we are able, but because He is in us and through His Spirit He is changing us from glory to glory. 2 Corinthians 3.7-14
We must hearts that care like Christ, a confidence that is rooted in Christ and a competence for things done with Christ.
