Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
John, the Baptizer, had been arrested and knew he would be executed for speaking truth to the adulterous Herod. He asked his own disciples to seek Jesus and ask for assurance that He was the Messiah. Jesus sent word that the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised. BUT! Better still, The Good News is proclaimed to the poor.
The educated, popular and wealthy had as much access to Jesus as the poor. Jesus is not an elitist. There is no prejudice or hesitation in His character or mission. He came to give hope to everyone. But! Not everyone recognized their need for a Savior. By means of injustice toward others, many were doing well on the backs of the compromised population.
To the hopeless, Jesus proclaims His Divine connection to The Father and invites all who will come to lay their burdens down, not for a time of rest, but for all eternity.
A wise mentor once directed me to imagine God’s embrace, listen to the comfort of His heartbeat, feel the warmth of His hands and the strength of His arms. I was a young college student, exhausted from the early years of adulting, but on that day I found a God that really loves me. He will always call us to Himself because it’s the best place for us, burden free and filled with peace and rest.
Snuggling Down,
Gretchen