Day 4: Come to me and I will give you rest

Day 4: Matthew 10, 11, 12

²⁸“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

How magnificent is this verse? Can anyone deny that this is how they feel at times?  Yet, in Matthew 11:28 – 30, Christ instructs what we are to do when are weary and burdened.  The life on this earth is temporary and fleeting.  Yet, we put so much power into something that matters so little.  We worry about our material possessions (or lack thereof), money, houses and other people.  We become anxious without any relent in sight.

Yet, what does Christ ask us to do?  He asks us to come to him.  That’s all.  Come to him in prayer – leave all of your human burdens aside.  In light of my recent unemployment venture, I can admit I was burdened and anxious 24/7.  I sought the answer in prayer.  I can admit that on the days that I sought peace (which should have been everyday but regretfully hasn’t been) that I found myself not worrying about it.  It was an amazing feeling.  I felt like I needed to be anxious and worried but I wasn’t.  Does Christ not ask “How much more valuable is a man than a sheep!” (Matthew 12:12)?  I hope that as I continue to delve into His word, that I may truly be able to become a tree that bears good fruit.