“Come to me all who are weary, and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
Who comes to mind when we think of “those who are weary?”
Asian Christians awaiting sentencing in prison?
Pastors whose congregations are dwindling?
Men who hate their jobs but must return to work?
Moms who desperately want to reach their children but have no earthly idea how?
Children who can’t understand why their parents can’t get along?
In can be anyone. At times, it’s everyone.
Jesus is there, waiting for each weary one to come to Him, claiming that promise that we can rest in Him. That we will be able to rest in Him.
Note that He doesn’t promise to remove the burden, but to be yoked with us, sharing the weight of all our cares.
As we yoke ourselves with Him, we learn from Him. The Scripture tells us He is gentle and humble in heart so we do not need to be afraid. We can go to Him as a hurt child wraps her arms around her Daddy’s neck, sobbing into his shoulder.
Jesus promises both “my yoke is easy and my burden is light,” and “I will supply all your needs.”
He will supply the strength to persevere tomorrow.
He will supply the desire to journey down the road before us.
He will supply the faith we need to not only get us through whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, but He will use those circumstances to help us to draw closer to God along the way.
Reflections:
Monday: When I experience weariness, what do I do? (Give up, call a friend, eat lots of chocolate?!?) Do I ever consider running to God?
Tuesday: How can I make talking to God my knee-jerk reaction when I’m frustrated or weary?
Wednesday: Consider His promise in Matthew 11:28-30. How can I claim it, when life seems overwhelming?
Thursday: Identify people in your life who seem weary. How can you encourage them?
Friday: From the lists of weary people you compiled yesterday, act on your responses to how you might encourage them.
Thank you for reading! There are so many millions of blogs out there, (literally!), that I truly appreciate you stopping by. If you could use encouragement yourself, or someone to pray for you, please feel free to contact me at my email address: Stefanielynn3@gmail.com
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