“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
For children the cake shop used to hold an endless fascination. The aroma of freshly baked pastry attracted everyone. Standing outside staring at all the those delicious creations on the other side of the glass would tempt the appetite. Every delicacy could be seen but not tasted. The only way to have them was to enter the store and get them.
In today’s verse Jesus tells us about true rest. Many people need it and want it but so many are unable to get it. They stand like kids at the cake shop window desiring rest so desperately but never getting it. The truth is if we’re weary & burdened Jesus has rest for us today – so come on in and get it!
The key to receiving true rest is to simply come to Jesus. This means altering our life’s direction to follow His way of doing things. Just like entering the doors of the cake shop to get a pastry we must come to only Jesus to get rest rather than continually trying to do it in our own strength. There’s no limit, exclusion or denial to this rest, it’s available to everyone who does things Jesus way.
The rest Jesus has for us costs absolutely nothing beyond our obedience. No matter what is burdening and making you weary today the Bible has a way to accomplish it that will produce rest. Today make a decision to adjust your way of doing things to His way. Then the weary will become strong, the burdened will be lightened and true rest will be given to you!
