“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew
11:28).
“Come,” Jesus says. He’s always inviting us; His Spirit always wooing us. For some reason unknown to me, God has given us the terrible ability to resist His call, to say, “No.” Still, He keeps inviting us to come.
“Come to Me.” I’m afraid this is where many churches go wrong. Churches can’t save you. Only Jesus can. Now that’s not to say you shouldn’t bother with the church. It’s just to say that the church should be about Jesus, not about itself.
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened.” That’s me; isn’t it you? Why are we this way, burdened and weary? Do we get so busy, do we carry so much because we want to prove that we are worthy of love and respect? That’s a crushing load.
“Come to Me…and I will give you rest.” Lay your load down at His feet. Rest in His love for you. Rest in His strength…and, by the way, you’ll be renewed to carry your burdens.
Don’t just do something; sit there. “Oh, Lamb of God, I come, I come.”
In HIS awesome service,
Pastor Dennis Stueve