“Come To Me, All You Who Are Weary”

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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.”

Matthew 11:25-30

If you have found Christianity exhausting you, then you are practicing religion rather than enjoying a relationship with Jesus Christ. Your walk with the Lord will not make you weary; it will invigorate you, restore your strength, and energize your life.

When we think that serving God is all up to us, individually, we begin working for Him instead of walking with Him. There is a vital difference. If we are not walking with Christ, our spirit becomes dry and brittle. People are annoyances, not fellow humans created in God’s image. Nothing seems right.

When we sense that we are practicing religion instead of enjoying a relationship with Jesus, it’s time to lay the burden down and walk with Him in His “unforced rhythms of grace.”

Jesus wants us to walk with Him.

Our Daily Bread – June 14, 2017