Then Jesus said, "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28
Even in
the beginning of this new year, the Lord promises to give us rest.
If we continue reading the next verse, the Lord says that He will give rest to our souls.
“…rest for your souls.” - Matthew 11:29
Our God is a God who cares for our souls. That is why in Psalm 121:7 the scripture promises us that He will preserve our soul.
The Lord will preserve your soul by commanding rest in your soul.
Who will have rest?
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." - Matthew 11:29
Rest in acceptance of God's yoke.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:30 that my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
So, there is one yoke of Jesus Christ and there is a foreign yoke besides His. That foreign yoke is the yoke of sinful slavery. That foreign yoke is placed upon us when we walk contrary to the ways of Jesus. It is a heavy yoke.
That is why the Lord says in Isaiah 48:22 and 57:21 that there is no peace for the wicked.
God calls us to repent at the beginning of this new year. Jesus wants to free you from the heavy yoke of sin and put His easy and light yoke on you and lead you into rest.
What should we do?
Thus says the Lord: "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' - Jeremiah 6:16
We must walk in God's ways.
“And Martha was very
distressed at doing many things…” - Luke 10:40
Most of the time we also
leave the necessary things and devote ourselves to many things and live without
giving importance to sitting at God's feet. Because of this our hearts are saddened
and full of anxiety.
At the beginning of this year let us dedicate ourselves to walk in
godly ways. Then there will be rest in your soul says Holy Spirit to you.
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