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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19, Psalm 102, Matthew 11:28-30
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THE "REST" OF THE STORY
"Your souls will find rest." —Matthew 11:29
We disciples labor under the yoke of Jesus (Mt 11:30; Lk 9:23). Jesus
therefore calls us to rest in Him (Mt 11:29), yet even that demands effort
on our part. Each day we have to "strive to enter into that rest" (Heb
4:11). Mysteriously, disciples often rest better when they are most
diligent.
There's a balance to entering Jesus' rest. We can't strive too hard, for
our efforts alone are futile (Is 26:17-18). We must let God's rest be done
unto us (Lk 1:38). We yield to His grace, but avoid laziness, since we
must cooperate with God's grace by accepting Jesus' yoke and bearing His
burden (Mt 11:30).
Jesus Himself had no place to rest His head (Lk 9:58). This probably
refers to more than a bed. Jesus also had no place to Himself. His "place"
was constant interruptions, a lack of privacy, a life on the move, etc.
Like Jesus, we embrace our cross of fatigue and weariness. Amid our
fatigue, we have a fountain of life and rest which never runs dry. That
"rest" is not found by those who take shortcuts or evade the cross. It's
found by those who keep walking the path of Calvary, push through the
cross, and discover that, in the place where He was crucified, there is a
garden (Jn 19:41). In that garden, found only at the foot of the cross, is
found the "rest" and the strength to endure.
St. Augustine said: "Our hearts are restless, O Lord, until they rest in
Thee." "Come to" Jesus (Mt 11:28). Enter into His rest.
Prayer: Jesus, help me not to rest when I should be serving You (Mt
26:43-45) or to work when I should be resting in You (Ps 127:2; Ex 31:15).
Only in You "is my soul at rest" (Ps 62:1).
Promise: "My yoke is easy and My burden light." —Mt 11:30
Praise: David always felt needy, somehow missing what he needed but not
knowing what it was, until he found completeness in the Lord.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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