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It's Not For Everyone, by Tim Archer
"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." (Matthew
11:28-29)
If you think about it, this invitation by Jesus isn't for everyone. I'm
not saying that He wouldn't receive all who wanted to come nor am I
saying that His sacrifice was in any way limited. What I'm saying is
Jesus is calling those who are tired. Those who feel weighed down.
Those who are dissatisfied. Those who don't like the way things are.
If you've never gone through a hard time, if you haven't known
disappointment, if you haven't experienced loss, Jesus' invitation
won't be very attractive. If you enjoy war and suffering and hunger and
illness and all the things that surround us in this world, you're
probably not interested in the rest that Jesus offers. If you haven't
felt the burden of guilt, the soul-wrenching weight of remorse, then a
light yoke probably doesn't sound very good. You may find it hard to
appreciate what Jesus has to offer.
Maybe "Come to me" isn't for everyone.
But the vast majority of us know what it is to be weary. Tired to the
bone. We know what it feels like to be burdened, be it the burden of
worry, the burden of sin, the burden of illness. What we long for is
rest. Rest for our souls. Even though it is a yoke that Jesus offers,
it is a light one. And we're ready. We're willing. Show us where to
sign.
To us, Jesus says simply: Come. He'll lay His yoke on us, He'll teach
us, and He'll do it in a gentle, humble way. Come, He says. Lay your
burdens down. Come. Find rest and peace. Find forgiveness and grace.
Learn what it is to serve a gentle Master, one whose goal is to ease
our burdens and rest our souls.
No, the invitation isn't for everyone. But I know it's for me. And it
just might be for you. If you'd like to know more, write me at
tim@hopeforlife.org or leave a comment on our blog at
www.hopeforlife.org/blog.
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is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
come!"
This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
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* How to talk to God
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* Surfboard
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* HopeForLife
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http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200802/20080206_noteveryone.html
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sharing possessions, compassion, risk, forgiveness, and harmony.
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