Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
1Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. ESV Bible
Do you ever feel weary? Do you have times when you feel as if you are bowed down under a heavy burden. Do you feel like you are continually working and there seems to be no end of this?
Jesus understood how you feel. He calls us to come to Him when we feel so weary that we cannot go on another step. He promises to give us rest. Rest from the heavy labor and relief from the heavy burdens. Peter tells us we are to cast, to actually throw, all our anxieties and cares upon Jesus and He will carry these burdens for us because He cares, He is interested, it matters to Him what we are going through. We need to bring our burdens to the Lord.
Then we need to thank and praise Him for who He is and for His grace, mercy and love. As we begin to concentrate on Him the heavy burdens and laboriousness of our lives will become so much smaller and we can feel refreshed, find rest and begin to move forward again.
Dear Lord, help me today to bring my burdens and come to you. Help me to lay at Your feet all the things that are weighing me down. Help me to praise You and see how great You are and know that nothing in my life is greater than You. Amen
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Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. KJV Bible
Because we live in a fallen world we come up against those who seem to be our adversaries, our enemies. Perhaps it is in the workplace. Sometimes even in our own families. Today more than ever there are those who become adversarial toward us simply because we have a differing opinion from theirs.
We must strive always to please the Lord in all we do and say. When we live a life that is pleasing to the Lord, He will create opportunities to bring about peace between us and those who are against us. God can turn enemies into friends and can melt cold hearts and turn stony hearts into fleshly hearts. He does this for us because we are pleasing to Him. Lord today help me to live pleasing to you. Let my life reflect Your love, mercy and grace to all those around me. Show me ways to be kind to those who consider me an adversary and cause them to be at peace with me. Amen