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JULY 2025 PARTNER LETTER
REST IN CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK
Rest = "Freedom from work, toil, strain, and mental exertion"

Dear Partners,
We are living in exciting times that are spoken of in the Bible. When we look at what’s going on in the world today, we see wars and rumors of wars, financial collapse of the world’s largest economies, and families being displaced and the continued fight for equality and justice. Your question may be “Pastor Howard, why are you excited during such chaotic times?” Well, my answer to you is, my faith and trust comes from resting in the finished work of Christ! When he received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit  John 19:30 NIV. As believers in his finished work, we should not be surprised or allow fear or deception to dominate our lives, because Jesus said that these times would come in (Matthew 24:4-12).

The Greater One (Christ Jesus) not only lives in us but He is our Banner, our Provider, our Comforter, and our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1). So, let us be confident during these times that come to test our faith. Remember what Philippians 1:6 says…being confident of this very thing, that He which begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Wow! That scripture allows me to rest in Him, knowing that Christ the Hope of Glory extended His arms of mercy to me and saved me from my own destruction! I want to encourage you to stand on the Word of God today. No matter what you see or what you hear, my friends, “we walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:9). I encourage you to hold onto your confession and remember what 1 John 4:4 says… "ye are of God, little children and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world". We should not allow these troublesome times to cause us mental anguish or worry.

Beloved, I encourage you to rest in Him as Hebrew 4:11a encourages…"let us labour therefore to enter into that rest". Jesus said in Matthew 11:29-30, “Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Beloved, the blood of Jesus cleared a path for us to live a life of peace. Worry, fear and doubt will cause your soul to labor and your heart to despair. Rest in His love for you, knowing that when you stop trying to figure things out, He will take care of you, just like He does the birds of the air and lilies of the field’s. He loves you more than you know, so rest in the Lord!

I am declaring that you are his anointed, whose right hand he holds, to subdue nations. And that God will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: and break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And He will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that He is the LORD, which call thee by thy name! He is the God of Israel.

Thank you for partnering with us,
Pastor Howard Riley 
Committed To Your Success Ministry