Matthew 11:28-30 (Nlt) Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of 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.
At the end of the day it is so good to take a few minutes with the Lord, to sit quietly and let the affairs of the day begin to drop off, one by one, to take a deep breathe and imagine ourselves leaning into the Lord and just enjoy that time of resting in Him, knowing He loves us so much. He says His rest is His gift to us.
He was there with us through every moment, whether it was stressful, difficult or enjoyable. He saw every struggle, every time we remembered to acknowledge Him and He’s so aware of everything we’ve dealt with. He’s not judging us for our failures but He is celebrating with us over our victories.
Jesus constantly encourages us to come to Him, through the day as well, to cast our cares on Him, to let Him take our burdens. He wants us to let Him give us His way of doing things with His ease and gentleness. Jesus experienced life in the raw as he rubbed shoulders with His twelve disciples, the crowds who demanded from Him day after day, and those who were so opposed to Him, so He understands what we’re up against but always reminding us we’re not doing it alone.
He gave us the gift of His Holy Spirit because He didn’t want us to try to go through life under our own steam. He provided us with a Supernatural Helper, a Supernatural Counsellor when we need to know what to do. His Holy Spirit is the One who is there to walk through life with us, to celebrate every joy and help us with every difficulty.
Then at the end of every day He says “Now come to me and rest, unwind, hand it all over, lay it down and let Me deal with it, then tomorrow we’ll start again together.” Isn’t that a lovely thought?
We’re never alone, never without help, always deeply loved, highly favoured and greatly blessed.
So when we go to sleep at night let’s run those thoughts over and over in our minds and drop off in His loving arms, knowing we’re at peace with Him and He’s watching over us. Amen.😊
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