Come<\/p>\n
Come to Me, Jesus said.<\/p>\n
Not to a religion but to Himself; come to a \u201cPerson\u201d–<\/p>\n
\u00a0 To the Son of Man.<\/p>\n
Come<\/p>\n
Move from where you are at.<\/p>\n
Move from your stagnation, self pity or despair and come.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s all He asks–and He will do the rest.<\/p>\n
Come to Me<\/p>\n
All who are weary<\/p>\n
Weary of your job? Weary of being a mother? A wife?<\/p>\n
Weary of the world\u2019s system? Weary of the demands of your<\/p>\n
Religion? It\u2019s rules and regulations? Weary of all your obligations?<\/p>\n
Come to Me<\/p>\n
All who are<\/p>\n
Weary and heavy laden<\/p>\n
Worried? Distressed? Exhausted? Come.<\/p>\n
Come to Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
All who are weary and heavy laden <\/p>\n
And I will give you Rest.<\/p>\n
Rest. This rest is primarily for your soul but this rest\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will relieve your mental and emotional anguish too.<\/p>\n
Come to me<\/p>\n
All who are weary and heavy laden<\/p>\n
And I will give you rest. <\/p>\n
Take my yoke upon you.<\/p>\n
Get in step with Me, He asks gently, get in step with me–<\/p>\n
As two cows or oxen would take the yoke across the shoulders<\/p>\n
To pound out the grain as they walked in circles for the farmer.<\/p>\n
Walk in step with Jesus, look over at gentle Jesus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who will guide you in every step of life<\/p>\n
Take My Yoke upon you<\/p>\n
And Learn from Me<\/p>\n
For I am Gentle and Humble in heart.<\/p>\n
What does He demand from us but complete child-like trust?<\/p>\n
There are no rules for Sunday or early morning prayer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He only asks us to keep step with Him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And He does not hurry.<\/p>\n
Learn from Me, Jesus says,<\/p>\n
for I am gentle and humble in heart, <\/p>\n
and you shall find rest for your souls. <\/p>\n
My soul! Oh, my soul! Rest in Jesus Christ. As we walk–<\/p>\n
He does all the work–we just hug tight to His side.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll stop sometimes and we will rest.<\/p>\n
We will not run.<\/p>\n
You shall find rest<\/p>\n
For your souls.<\/p>\n
No more working toward perfection.<\/p>\n
No more trying to be good enough, not for Him or anyone else.<\/p>\n
Rest in what He provides.<\/p>\n
Everything.<\/p>\n
Take my yoke and <\/p>\n
Learn from Me,<\/p>\n
For I am gentle<\/p>\n
And humble in heart,<\/p>\n
And You shall find rest for your souls for\u2026<\/p>\n
My yoke is EASY and my load is LIGHT.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Matthew 11:28-30
With commentary by Lori Younker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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