One of the many things I am grateful to God for is His compassion on us. Even though God the Father has never experienced one for Himself, He understands we have bad days. Sometimes as Christians, there are days where our old sin nature is lurking very close to the surface. Perhaps it is a desire to succumb to an old addiction, behave in a way we thought we had abandoned, give up on something we know God had called us to, or just give up period. There are even the very bad days when we give in, too.
Recently, God brought to mind a verse as I was struggling with a bad day. In Matthew 11:28-19 Jesus says, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.” We look at these verses as a call to come to Jesus for salvation, but they can also be a balm for we who believe and need encouragement.
The Father knows we are not little Energizer bunnies who keep going and going, and the Son is offering us rest through Him. Let's take Him up on that.
Take the time to get some sweet rest in Jesus.
This is so true.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I like the new look of the blog.
Rhonda