Carrying the weight, This is what Jesus did for the people in His day who carried the heavey weight of all the additional laws the religious leaders had added.They also carried the guilt of not being able to obey everything.Jesus came to relieve the people of these ridiculous rules. Jesus spoke about having a close intimate relatioship with the Father,with no secrets between them.Jesus wanted others to know about their closeness and to know that He has a yoke that is not legalistic and wearying. He tenderly gives an invitation that offers relief, rest, and joy for the weary.
The invitation, Jesus said "come" to him, a different command than the pharisees' always saying "do this or that". Jesus offered a different kind of yoke.Jesus is asking us to come to Him so that we could recieve a well fitting yoke, one that is not a burden, but will bring us rest.Jesus yoke is tied to the grace of God and results in salvation, based on faith, and not on personal effort, only believe. Jesus wants those of us who follow him to throw off the yoke of legalism we were once hitched to,to quit worrying about our circumstances,and take on his yoke. To cast all of our cares,concerns, problems, and our circumstances on Him. Jesus' plan to lift the yoke off all who are shackled to their circumstances.
Jesus invites the weary to come to Him so they can experience rest for their souls.The key to experiencing this rest is having a right relationship with God, something that can happen only if you have a personal relationship with Jesus.We all have responsibilities that drain us and difficulties that wear us down.We can let the world drag us down its weary path, or we can join our lives with Jesus, who wants us to know that He's eager to have us in His yoke of care, guiding us,giving us help for our present needs, and assuring us that He has a plan for us that includes rest and peace, with everlasting life.
So he tell us to come, leave where you are, the situation you are in and come to him.The promise is when you come to Him with everything he will give you rest. Rest from worry, from need, from doubt, rest from the cares of this world ,for he said" seek ye first the kingdome of God", before you seek a job, a husband, a way out , a way in, before you do anything seek Him, come to him and He will give you rest.The invitation has been extended,will you accep it?
Saints God gave us Jesus,who is our every need.Let us accept Him in the fulness to which he was given,let us let go and let God have his way in our lives that we might enter into his perfect rest.
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