{"id":6456,"date":"2015-04-03T12:01:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/?p=6456"},"modified":"2015-05-18T10:48:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T14:48:43","slug":"weekly-wisdom-matthew-1128-30-rest-for-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/2015\/04\/03\/weekly-wisdom-matthew-1128-30-rest-for-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wisdom &#8211; Matthew 11:28-30 | Rest for the Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lent15_weeklywisdom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6127\" src=\"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lent15_weeklywisdom-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"lent15_weeklywisdom\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lent15_weeklywisdom-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lent15_weeklywisdom-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lent15_weeklywisdom-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span id=\"en-NIV-23488\" class=\"text Matt-11-28\"><span class=\"woj\">\u201cCome to me,\u00a0all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-23489\" class=\"text Matt-11-29\"><span class=\"woj\">Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,\u00a0for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><span id=\"en-NIV-23490\" class=\"text Matt-11-30\"><span class=\"woj\"><em>For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.\u201d<\/em> ~ Matthew 11:28-30<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always found these words from Jesus very comforting. He invites all of us who are weary and burdened to come to Him and find rest because His yoke is easy and His burden is light. But I can\u2019t help but wonder\u00a0what these words really mean, especially the last verse of this passage. I was always told that being a Christian is not always easy. As Christians, we are called to pick up our cross and follow Christ and by doing so we are not necessarily choosing the easiest path. And yet Jesus says that His yoke is <em>easy<\/em> and His burden is <em>light<\/em>. <!--more-->In the context of this passage, Jesus is comparing a new life under grace thru Him as opposed to a life under the law, which characterized the legalistic ways of the Pharisees at the time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When we dwell in Christ, we feel\u00a0at home <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">and find peace and rest for our minds and souls.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As a child of God living under His\u00a0grace today, there are a few things that God has impressed upon my heart about this passage. Living in Christ under His grace and mercy is like being home where I belong. I certainly can\u2019t speak for everyone, but I, for one, feel the most comfortable, at ease\u00a0and free to be myself at home. No matter how big or small, clean or messy, humble or luxurious, quiet or chaotic your home might be, there is nothing like the comforts of home. The phrase \u201cHome Sweet Home\u201d was coined for a reason. In the same way that\u00a0home can be a physical place, it can also be an emotional haven\u00a0where you find people, whether family or friends, who love you unconditionally, where you feel like you belong and you just know you&#8217;re where you&#8217;re meant\u00a0to be. When we dwell in Christ, we feel at home and find peace and rest for our minds and souls.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>All of the burden that we could possibly bear in this world <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>has already been nailed to the cross with Christ.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Jesus calls us to take His yoke and learn from Him with the promise\u00a0that His yoke is easy and His burden light. All of the burden that we could possibly bear in this world has already been nailed to the cross with Christ. The heaviest burden we can possibly bear is the burden of sin. The wages of sin is death. What a relief to know that the\u00a0penalty has already been paid! We are no longer held down by the heavy burden of sin, but instead, we are lifted by the freedom of God\u2019s grace. And even though we will be tempted daily as we live our life of grace, God gives us this assurance in 1 Corinthians 10:13, &#8220;And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.\u201d I was reminded at a <a title=\"BSF International\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bsfinternational.org\" target=\"_blank\">BSF<\/a> lecture that God has infinite strength to provide for us and we know that because\u00a0it says in 2 Corinthians 12:9, \u201cMy grace\u00a0is sufficient for you, for my power\u00a0is made perfect in weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>In Christ, we are not only given rest for our souls, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>but also assured of an eternal home in heaven.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The truth of the matter is that the wages of sin is death. By abiding in Christ, who was\u00a0sacrificed for\u00a0our sins, we are\u00a0saved by grace and avoid the harsh reality of eternal separation from God. In light of this truth, I think that following Christ seems like an almost too easy path to eternal salvation. That is the beauty of\u00a0God\u2019s grace and mercy. God&#8217;s undying love for us has made this\u00a0unfathomable\u00a0sacrifice\u00a0a reality that we can live by eternally. It says in Romans 6:23, &#8220;For\u00a0the\u00a0wages\u00a0of\u00a0sin\u00a0is death, but\u00a0the\u00a0gift\u00a0of\u00a0God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.&#8221; In Christ, we are not only given rest for our souls, but also assured of an eternal home in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Have a blessed Easter!<\/p>\n<p>If you like this post, I would really appreciate it if you could vote for me for Top Mommy Blogs by simply clicking\u00a0<a title=\"Top Mommy Blogs\" href=\"http:\/\/topmommyblogs.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 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