"Come to Me, & I Will Give You Rest"

In Matthew 11 verse 28 Jesus speaks "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matt. 11:28-30)

Beautiful words. A beautiful promise.

The message is the same: Jew, Christian, Atheist, Hindu, Muslim, New Ager -- place your faith in Jesus' hands. Give all of your life over to the Savior, the redeemer, and find rest. Allow the Prince of Peace to comfort your weary & burdened soul. Invite His Holy Spirit to counsel and lead you through both, the Word and life.

Atheist, Hindu, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, New Ager, (sinners) come to Jesus Christ, embrace the love of the Savior who desperately wants you to be free of the decay of sin, and receive the abundant life He freely gives. Run to the Lord who died so that you may have eternal life. Run to the King of Kings who gave Himself so that you could have rest, comfort, and peace for your soul; the only part of you that last for eternity. Take your focus off of the material, the things seen that lead to more worry, pain, sorrow, and death. Place your faith, your heavy burden, and your life (the good, the bad, & the ugly) in Jesus.

Christians (sinners) come to Jesus Christ. We need Christ daily. We need to lay down our pride, our fleshly burdens, the lies and grief from the enemy, and in our sorrow put on Christ Jesus. "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires" (Romans 13:14). Christ follower put on Christ and His comfort, His rest, and His will for you life.

Come to Him for He is gentle. Come to Him for He wants the best for us -- Himself. Come to Him, Christ Jesus, for He's paid the ransom of our sin to set us free from death's sting. He's given Himself up so that we can have intimacy with God and call Him Father.

You who are hurt.
You who feel empty and fake.
Come to Him.
You who are battered and bruised.
You who are overwhelmed with anxiety.
Come to Him, for He is gentle.
You who swim in stress.
You who are tormented by your past mistake; both intentional and unavoidable.
Come to Jesus, He will make you anew.
You who are walking sin's death march and are spiraling out of control.
You who are desperate and ready to end it.

Come to Jesus, and you will find rest for your souls. His yoke is easy, and His burden light.