"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." ~~ Matthew 11:28-30


In our lives there are always times that come to us when we are fed up and feel the weight of the world on our shoulders. We feel that everything is going wrong and things get so bad that you cannot see any light at the end of the dark tunnel. We become weary and burdened, and at this time it is easy to feel miserable.

However, what did Christ tell us? What words must we turn to in these times? Jesus tells us that He will give us rest - this is His promise to us. But what must we do to allow this promise to come true? We must come to Jesus!

Jesus Christ tells us to come to Him. What does this mean? We must know Christ and accept Him as our saviour. Jesus tells us to take His yoke, His problems upon us. We are already feeling as if the weight of the world is on us so why is Christ telling us to take His problems?

Jesus tells us that He is gentle and humble in heart, and in his heart we will be able to find rest for our souls. So we must know and have the heart of Christ. We must know the love and the purpose of Jesus' heart.

In knowing Christ's heart a new world will be opened up to us, and if we swap our worldly burdens for the burdens of the Lord, then the burden will be light. We will see ourselves as the precious sons of God, and will be able to work diligently for this Kingdom of God as sons. A true son will do his father's work and carry his father's burdens joyfully. Suddenly then burden is not a worry any more - it is a precious gift to be able to bring joy to your father by the works that you do in your life.

So let us truly take rest in the Lord, let us go forward with the heart of seeking Christ and wanting to know His heart:

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."


Anon.