Come to Jesus and find Rest in Him.

August 27, 2013 - Matthew 11:25-30

²⁵ 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. ²⁶ Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

   ²⁷ “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.

   ²⁸ “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ 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. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Jesus preached God's kingdom with miracles, but people of those cities like Korazin and Bethsaida still did not repent. But Jesus was not frustrated but rather started praising the Lord as this was the Will of the Father that He was pleased to reveal the Kingdom's mystery to little children only. Only those the Father and the Son choose to reveal can come to know God. Jesus also calls those who are weary and burdened to come to take His yoke and learn from Him for His yoke is easy, burden is light, and He is gentle and humble in heart. 

My Master Jesus, I desire to live a discipleship life totally like You. You live in a heavenly rest that is unlike the rest of this world; You are in such a gentleness and humility that reflects in the real peace of your heart; You live in such an intimate relationship with heavenly Father that the outside ups and downs of the circumstances cannot interrupt Your inner tranquility; You bear the heavy responsibility of accomplishing the salvation of this world but Your yoke is easy and Your burden is light as You walk in a life united with the Father. Now, You promise to call me into Your rest, taking Your easy yoke and light burden, learning from Your humility and gentleness, and becoming like a little child again who can receive Father's revelation. Let me be transformed to be like You, my Master Jesus, living the rest of my life as I lay down my own yoke and burden, and follow and being with You like a little child of Heavenly Father, take up Your yoke and burden, enter into Your rest and peace till to the end of this world and forever.