TEXT: MATTHEW 11:28
“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." (Matt 11:28-30).
This is a call from our lord Jesus Christ, telling us to
come and drop our burden and our worries at his feet, so that we can find rest
and be delivered from our heavy burden and the restlessness of this world.
Imagine you have to lift a very heavy load and walk a
thousand kilometers with it, and somebody offered not only to assist you but to
collect and carry the heavy load solely for you. I guess nobody likes to carry
a load that will make him or her to be uncomfortable, so I know we will all be
happy to accept such offer that brings relief.
As human beings, at one point or the other in our lives,
we have challenges that are more than we can bear, we carry burdens that are
heavy and bigger than our strength, this makes us to become worn, weary,
sleepless and restless. Jesus has given us the assurance that he is ready to
carry our burdens solely without us bearing any, he wants to bear the burden
alone, and he does not want us to go through any pain or stress. All he
demanded from us is to LAY IT AT HIS
FEET. He knows what to do with our burdens, no burden is heavy for him to
carry, that is why he is calling us to bring any heavy burden we have to him
and leave it for him. Don’t bother about how he’s going to carry the burden,
never mind how he is going to give you rest, just lay your burden at his feet
and leave it there. Don’t try to figure the way out, don’t think of an
alternative, once you have given the burden to him leave it there, do not go
back to pick your burden at his feet!
That mighty problem you are faced with will be replaced
with his peace, provided it is left at his feet. He told us that the battle is
not ours but his. Why bothering yourself fighting a battle that is not yours?
Why cracking your brain thinking of how to carry a load that somebody is ready
to carry for you? Don’t bear any needless pain, go to God in prayer and lay
your heavy load at his feet so that he can give you his peace.
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