Come To Me, All Of You Who Are Weary And Carry Heavy Burdens, And I Will Give You Rest.

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Come To Me,
All Of You Who Are Weary
And Carry Heavy Burdens, And I Will Give You Rest. 

I talked to one of my friends recently and he shared with me that he cares for his very sick wife. It is a 24/7 round the clock task. He can’t leave her alone for very long because her health is so fragile. My sister Linda takes care of her son Jonathan. He has been in a coma like state since an automobile accident unable to care for himself. For the past 8 years she has taken care of him at home 24/7, night and day by herself. I can’t even imagine what it takes to be able to do this on a daily basis.

Scripture

Matthew 11

²⁸ Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

Observation

I talked to one of my friends recently and he shared with me that he cares for his very sick wife. It is a 24/7 round the clock task. He can’t leave her alone for very long because her health is so fragile. My sister Linda takes care of her son Jonathan. He has been in a coma like state since an automobile accident unable to care for himself. For the past 8 years she has taken care of him at home 24/7, night and day by herself. I can’t even imagine what it takes to be able to do this on a daily basis.

To them and to all of us who are tired and weary Jesus speaks these words to us this morning, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

Take time with Jesus this morning in prayer. Give Him that huge load that you are carrying and He will give you rest.

Too often these days I go to bed exhausted and wake up feeling just as tired as when I went to bed. I feel worn out. Some of the blame I can certainly put on my damaged heart, but I know it also could be from carrying heavy burdens that are not mine to carry.

My kids’ problems, my friends’ problems and all the troubled marriages of those around me are not my burdens to carry.  I must continually slide them off of my shoulders and onto the Lord’s. And you must do the same. 

Pastor Rapley Armstrong, a great man of God, shared this quote a lot, “You must come apart before you come apart!” Spend time in prayer today and roll off your burdens onto Jesus and let Him lighten your load.

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22


So, humble yourselves under God’s strong hand, and in his own good time he will lift you up. You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern. 1 Peter 5:6-7 PHILLIPS

Application

I need to come to Jesus, get in His yoke, and let Him lighten my load. And so do you!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I cannot fix all these things that load me down with concern and wear me out. You alone are capable of the healing that needs to be done. All of my worrying and all of my concern have only burdened and weighed me down. I give all of these cares to You. I put them into Your hands. I pray and I ask You to do a Mighty work in the lives of those who are on my heart. Touch them today with Your Mighty Power. Strengthen those who are weak. Give energy to the tired and the weary. Help them come to You for rest.

Daily Bible Reading:  Matthew 11,12,13

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