“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. “ Matthew 11:28 (CSB)
Are you weary of the messed-up world we’re living in? Are you burdened, stewing over the probability of the messed-up world your children and grandchildren will inherit?
What is the answer to that weariness and worry? Our Bible has it – come to Jesus. It’s that plain. Come to Jesus and place that weariness in his hands because He tells us He will give us rest.
Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? I’m not saying that putting the weariness and worry in His hands will make all the problems go away.
We live in this messed-up world because of sin. And although Christ paid the price for our sins, giving us the right to eternal life with Him, Satan’s minions are still around until that final day when Christ comes again to make all things new. So sin is still present, it’s just that if we trust in Jesus, we can be assured that we, His children, though touched by that sin, do not have to give in to the world. He will give us strength. He will give us rest.
Last night, I had a real rough time, thinking thoughts that I know did not make my Savior pleased. But I remembered that the Holy Spirit was there to help me – and through a lot of crying, a lot of prayer – a lot of asking for His help, He did help me. He gave me peace. I just had to come to Him humbly and remember what He has always said in His Bible.
Oh, I’m so grateful that my church upbringing forced me to memorize scriptures. Those scriptures come back at my lowest times. I don’t know how many times I’ve recited in the night -
Psalm 23 “the Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.
He restores my soul.”
out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.”
for He cares for you.”
The Lord is my shepherd, my rock and my stay.
He meets me at night when I’m lost on the way.
He fills with His Spirit the heart’s empty nest
when worry and weariness keep me from rest.
The Lord is my shepherd.
He holds in His hand
a peace that will give quiet rest in this land.
He guides with His Spirit; He calms the heart’s fears
when worry and weariness bring me to tears.
Friend, cast all your cares on
The Maker, The One
who helps you to rest when you cry to His Son.
When you go to your Savior, His spirit draws near
to ease your own weariness and to banish your fear.
Love, Diane