Isaiah 28:10 He tells us everything over and over - one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there! v.12 God has told his people, "Here is a place of rest; let the weary rest here. This is a place of quiet rest." But they would not listen.
Have you ever noticed God will keep reminding us of something, over and over again? I've noticed it while writing this blog over the past year. God will keep bringing us back to some truth and I think "we've covered that before Lord", but no, He repeats His message because we forget so easily or maybe we weren't listening!
Is there anything He's been telling you over and over? Hopefully we are listening and doing as He says.
Verse 12 goes on to talk about quiet rest because God knows we'll burn out, with all manner of symptoms manifesting if we don't rest in Him. But look at the last part of that verse - "But they would not listen." Have we been hearing some things but not really listening? If so, please listen to Jesus' own words :
"Come to me all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light." (Matt 11:28-30)
It's good to stop and check sometimes to see if we're trying to carry a burden God never put on us. If we find we are, we can bring it to Jesus, spend some time and rest for a while and lay it all at His feet. Tell Him how it's too much and let Him give us His perspective, and let Him be our burden carrier.
Can I encourage us all to invite Him into all the areas that are troubling us. Know He's helping us and if we need to change anything or change direction He'll help us and make it possible to do that too. Remember yesterday, about Him rewriting our story? Maybe that is part of it.
But whatever else unfolds, let's learn to be people who listen when He tells us to rest - it's for our good not His. 😊
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