Matthew 11
Rest!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church. Today is Monday, March 30
There I was in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, outside of Dahlonega, Georgia. I was in the Army’s highly-coveted Ranger School. And to be perfectly honest: I was beat! For the first time in my life, I couldn’t do it! To put it in the words of Jesus, “I was weary and heavy-burdened!” At the age of 22, those were the worst days of my early professional life. Looking back 23 years later, it was one of the most important experiences of my life.
In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus Christ invites all of us who are at the end of our own power, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Have you realized yet that you can’t control the world or people around you, nevertheless your own world? I truly hope so because the greatest gift I can give you today is the invitation to surrender control and to find rest for your soul. How? By answering Jesus’ invitation to enter into a personal relationship with God through Him! It’s freedom! It’s rest!
Seize the Moment: Take a break from social media & network news today, from your need to know all about it, and find rest for your soul with the One who does know all about it.
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