| “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” |
| —Matthew 11:28 |
Life’s hard. It’s hard because it’s hard and it’s hard because we often make it hard. I know that I am my own worst enemy. How about you?
In the midst of the trials of life, we need somewhere to go and find refreshment. But, what we truly need is a place where the refreshment will last as long as possible. That’s why the only place that can possibly meet that criterion is at the feet of Jesus.
As we spend time reading the Bible and absorbing God’s truth, we learn of a God who provides eternal refreshment. The refreshing of our four human modalities—emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical—can only come from the God who created us, loves us, and pours into us His mercy and grace in abundance. Notice Jesus’ words, as recorded in Matthew 11:28:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Through Jesus and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, God gives us rest for the totality of our being. We need to seek this rest. We need to appropriate the fullness of this rest. We need to actualize the reality of this rest.
As we begin a new day, let’s not forget to rely on the rest that God willingly gives us. Part of His equipping us for His service is to provide this rest. It is a very, very great gift. And, it is ours to gratefully receive from the God who loves us with His everlasting love.
Based on a blog originally posted on Friday, September 22, 2017
