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"Come to me" in the Bible: Matthew 11:28
This is Jesus' famous invitation to find true rest from life's struggles in him. Dedication to Christ doesn't mean you'll be burdened with new worries. On the contrary, service to Christ means freedom from guilt and sin.
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this scripture says He will give you rest, it does not say what that rest is I need to know what His peace consist of. if you can help me understans what this rest is I would be so grateful.
Beverly, perhaps other people will have different perspectives, but I’ve always interpreted that “rest” as freedom from guilt or condemnation from sin. Jesus offers us total freedom from the condemnation that our sins and mistakes would ordinarily bring. The biggest source of fear and anxiety in all of human existence — death and the threat of being separated from God for all eternity — are put to rest.
Beverly, I completely agree with Andy, but would also add that we find rest and peace in the Lord in knowing that He loves us, and is always looking after us, and helps us bear our burdens He has shown His love to us in creation and in redemption. So often we carry unnecessary burdens when we try to solve our problems ourselves rather than trusting them to the Lord in prayer. Accepting Christ’s redemption is the beginning of relationship of trust.
What do you think if GOD has put you in a place to rest and you will not listen and keep on working because you think you are do HIS work.
Christ is our rest… our completion, our joy, our hope… we find these in Him when we stop looking at all this world has to offer and start looking to Him as our everything.
Stop doing… and start knowing… the knowing will greatly impact the doing…
rest is freedom from worry….peace inside…a calm in the storm you are in…a knowing that God is in control…
“Come unto me†for a first century Jew meant a promise of wisdom and the offering of God’s strength, and these are perhaps the most endearing words uttered by our Lord! It is so simple for the humble to see and accept, yet so hard for a mind preoccupied with the pride of self.
Without humbling ourselves to acknowledge Him, we cannot receive the Savior. Rather, we get a need unmet and a soul empty. This is a picture of Jesus offering Himself to us. He has the authority to invite and He is the author of our salvation. Jesus’ load is heavy and requires our fullest for His Highest; yet, it is easy when our eyes and faith are on Him (1 John 1:7)!
God offers “rest” to the exhausted, tired, and weary (Neh. 8:10; Isa. 40:28-32; Ecclus 24:19 (Jewish apocryphal book). God is a God who gives us grace, comfort, and this us what rest means, yet is also a God of judgment. All too often we forget His holiness, righteousness, and right to judge. We forget we are responsible for our actions. We just go on with our meager lives without any forethought of consequences or opportunities. Yes, our God is a God of Grace. How wonderful and comforting to be able to allow Him to be our haven of rest, our comfort. Yet we cannot allow ourselves to neglect His full magnitude and character.
“Yoke†refers to a crossbeam carried on the shoulders to pull a plow or a load. It is a symbol of work, of hardship. It is the image of subjection and strict obedience. God’s Law was referred to as a yoke. God offers His love in place of His wrath. Grace takes the Law off our shoulders when we turn to Him, and away from all that is false (Jer. 6: 13-20; 27:2; 1 Cor. 1:26-31; Gal. 5:1)!
God is more concerned with our obedience than our knowledge. This is so essential for us to understand and apply!
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The “rest” Jesus promised, means: ‘cease from labour, struggle, self-effort’ that religion demands from its adherents for acceptance, and enjoy the very gracious life of Christ by faith.