By Andrea Merrell
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 NKJV
“Stop, Daddy,
stop!” the little boy shouted as he bounced up and down in the backseat.
The boy continued to bounce. “Didn’t you see the sign? It said we have to
pull over and weigh ourselves.”
The dad chuckled
as he patiently explained to his child that trucks must pull into the weigh
station to make sure their loads are not heavier than their trucks can legally
haul.
What if we had the
same safeguards? Places where we could pull in and measure our stress level and
the loads we carry before we wear ourselves down.
Fortunately, God
has provided such a safeguard for us. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. The Message says it this way:
Are you tired?
Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll
recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work
with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay
anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to
live freely and lightly.
When we come to Jesus, He promises us
rest. He will take our heavy burdens—our stress, our problems, our anxiety—and lighten
our load.
Experiencing the unforced rhythms of
grace sounds like a good plan to me.
How about you?
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