God’s word states “Come to ME, all you 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” Matthew 11:28-30
As we approached the final month of 2009, we have to look back and ponder on all the things that have happened all throughout the year and be reminded of God’s Written Word above.
God is/has and will always be sending out an INVITATION to all of us to come to Him. The very phrase “Come to Me” is an open invitation to all. You don’t have to qualify yourself, God qualifies you. Whether you are a children, student, adult or senior citizen, God is inviting you to come to Him.
And this invitation comes with a GIFT. It is not often that the host of a party gives out gifts to his/her invited guests. More than often, it only comes from a very, very generous and wealthy host. Well, we are talking about the Lord of Host here. The gift is a promise. A PROMISE of rest. The phrase “and I will give you rest” makes it quite certain that as long as you respond to His invitation, you will most likely get your gift.
Why rest? Why not other material stuff? Why not gold? Why not strength? Why rest? Well, in my opinion, rest is what all of us in this world really need right now. Most of us sleeps, some less than the required 8 hours and some more. But when we awoke, we find ourselves not having enough rest. We can sleep and sleep, and still be tired. It is because our body didn’t stop working, our mind didn’t stop thinking. We are not resting. God’s rest intends not just for our bodies but also our souls.
So are you worn out? God’s inviting you to His mansion for some peace of mind, body and soul.
