All of us are wounded and broken. Being wounded takes away our energy, zaps us of our enthusiasm and makes us weary. Jesus welcomes the broken and He makes them new again; and Jesus welcomes the weary - He gives us strength.
2. 28 Come to Me, all you who labor
and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest. 29 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. 30 For My yoke is easy and
My burden is light.
Matthew
11:28-30
3. Come to Me, all you
who labor and are
heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
Matthew
11:28
4. Matthew
11:28
Come –
Some action is required by us.
The prodigal son would still be in
a far away country except that he
came to himself and started
home. The Father ran to meet
him but the son had to begin the
process!
5. Matthew
11:28
Come to me –
John 6:66-68 From that time many
of His disciples went back and
walked with Him no more. Then
Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you
also want to go away?” But Simon
Peter answered Him, “Lord, to
whom shall we go? You have the
words of eternal life.”
6. Matthew
11:28
Come to me, all you who
labor –
Trying to earn your salvation
through works will wear down
even the strongest. If I have to
“work off” my sin I will be
exhausted.
7. Matthew
11:28
Come to me, all you who
labor –
Romans 10:2,3 -For I bear them
witness that they have a zeal for
God, but not according to
knowledge.For they being ignorant
of God’s righteousness, and seeking
to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted
to the righteousness of God.
8. Matthew
11:28
Come to me, all you who labor
and are heavy laden –
Luke 11:46 - And He said, “Woe
to you also, lawyers! For you
load men with burdens hard to
bear, and you yourselves do not
touch the burdens with one of
your fingers.
9. Matthew
11:28
Come to me all you who labor
and are heavy laden, and I –
Emphatic that He will personally
provide you with a safe place to
rest, however others may treat
you.
10. Matthew
11:28
Come to me all you who labor
and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest –
The greek word here refers to
temporary rather than permanent
cessation from work. It denotes
refreshment of body and soul so
that one may recover and be fit for
more work.
11. 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.
Matthew
11:29
12. Matthew
11:29
Take My yoke upon you and
learn from me, –
Just imagine, Jesus is willing to
be yoked with you! You want to
be a disciple of Jesus? He thinks
you are worthy!
13. Matthew
11:29
… for I am gentle and lowly in
heart, and you will find rest
for your souls –
This is a permanent rest! In
Christ we find a peace and
contentment that provides a rest
we find nowhere else.
15. Matthew
11:30
For My yoke is easy and My
burden is light –
1John 5:3 - For this is the love
of God, that we keep His
commandments. And His
commandments are not
burdensome.
16. 28 Come to Me, all you who labor
and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest. 29 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. 30 For My yoke is easy and
My burden is light.
Matthew
11:28-30
