The Advent of Glory Quotes

“While we’re alive, we don’t retire from the work of God, but we do long for the day when we can retire into our final rest—when we can behold Jesus face to face, just as Simeon did.”
― R.C. Sproul, The Advent of Glory: 24 Devotions for Christmas

“When people say those things to me, I look at them and say, “What do you mean, retire?” A person doesn’t retire from the work of God. You may change the direction of your labor, but you don’t ever, ever stop seeking to be faithful to God. I had a friend who was a missionary. He was in his eighties, he was infirm, and he couldn’t do any physical work anymore. But he said to me, “I can still labor eight hours a day.” I asked him, “What do you do?” He said, “I pray. That’s all I can do.” He wasn’t retired.”
― R.C. Sproul, The Advent of Glory: 24 Devotions for Christmas