|
“Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for My yoke is easy, and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30 JND).
In these verses for today, there are two types of burdens, and two types of rest. I have used the Darby translation, as it makes it clearer. The first burden is the burden of our sins. When we realize that we have sinned against God, our sins become a heavy burden, but the Lord Jesus suffered on Calvary’s cross in order to take away that burden, and give us rest. When we accept the Lord Jesus as our Savior, we can have perfect rest before God, for the Lord Jesus takes that burden away.
But then there are the burdens that have to do with our life in this world. Even as Christians, there are many burdens in our lives, and the Lord wants us to bring them to Him. He wants us to share the yoke with Him, and learn of Him. When we walk with the Lord, He shares bearing the burden with us, and then we will find that the burden is light. The world is very confused today, but you and I can have rest in our souls, if we enjoy the company of the Lord Jesus.
|
