Read Matthew 11:25-30
Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. Matthew 11:29
A man who sold books and magazines on the street was freed after being trapped for 2 days under a mountain of paper in his flat. The man’s collection of printed materials, which he had stacked wall to wall and floor to ceiling, collapsed and buried him alive. Emergency workers filed 50 bin bags as they dug through the debris to reach him.
We don’t need a Mt Everest of old newspapers to know the feeling of being trapped under the crush of our work and the burden of overwhelming spiritual demands. Yet a glance at our Saviour reveals His deep inner rest. Charles E. Hummel writes: “Jesus’ prayerful waiting for God’s instructions ..... Gave Him a sense of direction, set a steady pace, and enabled Him to do every task God assigned.”
Jesus invites the wary to come to Him. Matthew 11:29.
This rest that comes with salvation is not achieved by effort by is received by faith. In Christ we can also find release from the tyranny of the urgent and accomplish everything He has given us to do. David McCasland
Come, heavy-laden, wear one,
Come unto Christ for rest;
Come lay your every burden down,
And lean upon His breast. Anon
Following Jesus takes the busyness out of life.
Prayer:
Remember all of our Cell leaders as they willingly serve God and you in this ministry.
Praise God for the servant hearts of the ladies who are part of the Ladies Cell, as they take on the organisation of the Food Preparation for the Needy.
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