25At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
27"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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."
God desires for us to come to him with all our burdens and worries, for He will give us true rest. Often times we try to take matters into our own hands and become so worn out with nothing accomplished as an end result. As God describes His heart to us in this passage, how could we not want to go to Him. Though it may not be easy for most of us to put aside our pride, may we be able to go to God with a humble and honest heart on a daily basis.
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thanks esther for a moving reflection. Jesus tells all of us "who are weary and burdened" to come to Him. weary and burdened by our sins, our failures, our falling short of everyone's expectations, including our own.
He says to those who come: "I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for i am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls". what a wonderful and glorious promise.
the more we "come" to Him, we will discover that what He asks of us is simply to let Him carry the weight of every anxiety and care. we will find that His "yoke is easy and [His] burden is light".
we just don't come often enough--this is our problem. those who do come regularly have learned firsthand that Jesus is gentle and humble in heart, and have found the rest that they so earnestly sought.
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