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“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28, HCSB
God is our source of life, peace, and rest. In Christ and His commands, we find He is reaching to us by the Holy Spirit and through the Bible and the Church to find this life, peace, and rest.
I preached again!
On Sunday, May 10, I covered Galatians 6:1-5.
Below the video is my PowerPoint.
Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.
Mark 2:27, CSB
God provides for us and cares for us. Just as He made a time for rest for us, we should help ease the burden on each other.
bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Colossians 3:13, ESV
We can be horrible to each other and God, yet our God bore our sins and forgave us. May we show the same burden for forgiveness with each other.
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
Isaiah 9:4, ESV
At Advent, we look back at why Jesus had to come, that He came, and then that He will come again.
There are many times in this world that we burden and oppress each other.
We either attempt to force our own will on others, add our will (rules) to God’s will, or have the will of others forced on us.
We dare to put ourselves in God’s place or blame Him for the sin of others.
We willingly choose our own path, carrying the burden of our sin, thinking we are good in our own right.
The ways of this world drag us down, and we complain and try to fix things ourselves … or accept that we are nothing and hold onto this view.
And many times we lash out at each other, seeking comfort, even if through burdening others.
And if we blame God, we also say His ways must be more burdensome, not wanting to acknowledge that we have burdened ourselves.
We may still struggle with the problems of this world, but Jesus has promised that we will have troubles. He has given us His yoke of loving others.
May we seek to lead our world to theOne who ends sin’s oppression.
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.
Matthew 11:28-29, ESV
Our own work and worries can feel burdensome, but doing the work of Christ’s Kingdom may be hard work but it is eternally rewarding and leads to spiritual rest.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14, ESV
A blessed and upright young woman was given the impossible task of raising the Son of God who would take away her and all our sin.
Imagine the joyous burden and faith.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2, ESV
The greatest Commandment is to love God, and to love others. We show our love for God when we help each other in all areas of life.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25, ESV
Daily life can be hard, and a realization of our sin can weigh heavy on the heart and mind.
An encouraging word can change a bad day to a good day, and the Gospel can free us from shame and fear.