Resting in Jesus

 

We have just finished a weekend of very physically demanding ministry. So, I am writing this after Sunday worship, which was great but also physically demanding. I am thus physically tired.

 

Matthew 11:28-30 says, “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.”

 

Jesus invites the tired to come to Him.

The Physically Tired

The Emotionally Tired

The Mentally Tired

The Spiritually Tired

 

Jesus invites the discourage, the disheartened, the stressed, depressed, and the hopeless to come to Him.

 

Jesus did not come to call those who think they have their lives all figured out and together. He came to those who know they are broken and bankrupt without Him.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is coming to Jesus and admitting your needs and trusting Him to meet all of them.

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Jesus describes Himself as gentle. He is meek and shows mercy and grace to those who are broken and bankrupt. He knows we are not perfect and does not demand perfection from us. He will, because He is gentle, use everything, even the “bad” things, for our good.

 

Jesus also describes Himself as lowly or humble. He does not condemn but is patient wanting everyone to reach repentance. His grace is more powerful than our rebellion and sin.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is knowing Jesus as meek and humble and letting that truth lead us to live in obedience to Him.

 

The yoke He puts on us is easy and His burden is light.

 

We think of a yoke as some heavy restriction that God wants to lay on us. The yoke of Jesus is one which allows our lives to yoke with Him so that He is doing the heavy pulling and we are cooperating with Him. That makes the burden that we share with Jesus – light.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is joining our lives with Jesus so that He is the authority and power of our lives because He is Lord.

 

The promise Jesus gives us is rest. A rest that is really restful and is present even when the circumstances of our lives are not restful.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the rest of Jesus every day.

 

So, if you are tired, weary, overburdened, and hopeless, come to Jesus. Let Him lift your weight and rest in Him.

 

Resting in Jesus and Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,

                                            Joe