28Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV
Have you been overdoing things just lately? Chances are, that if you are constantly tired and worn out, you may have been doing too much. If this is so, then think about how you can change this to manageable tasks. Your first port of call is to do what Jesus is saying and go to Him for a rest.
Once again, we come upon that word 'Soul'; This is the one that describes what the soul is made up with: Your Mind; Your Will and Your Emotions. I know it is not long since we discussed this. But did you take notice the first time? If not, Jesus wants you to hear it again. The type of rest that Jesus will give you is found in Psalm 23:1-3:
'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters. 3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.' Just the description of it is peaceful. Just imagine that you are there with Jesus laying down in green pastures beside the still waters. Listen to the sound - nothing, except for the birds calling to each other. It is sheer bliss. Notice in verse 3 how He restores your soul: Your Mind, Your Will and Your Emotions. There is nothing heavy that He places on you, the heavy load has been taken away by Jesus Himself. I think you may hear Him say, 'Do not worry about a thing.'
Think for a moment, you can repeat this procedure whenever you want to, in fact, Jesus would want you to do this instead of getting yourself all wound up in the problems of your personal world. There is no stress with Jesus; there is also no anxiety. When you go to Him, He takes it away and does what He has promised - He gives you rest.
Your personal world is so demanding and occasionally you can't do it all; and what's more, you don't have to. All you need to do is pick up His yoke, which is easy and His burden which is light. He'll do the rest for you.
Don't let this go over your head, do it whenever you need to. Today may be a good place to start, don't you think?
Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard.
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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