Friday August 25, 2023
Matthew 11:28
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
It was a joy to Jesus to call unto Himself all who labored and were heavy laden and to give them rest.
He knew what He had to give these people. And He knew of no greater joy than seeing that the Word awakened their sleeping souls and that they began to reach out toward Him because they knew not what else to do but commend themselves, body and soul, into His loving and mighty hands.
Awakened and restless soul, do not be afraid to go to Jesus.
It is true that both you and I have deported ourselves in such a way that we have no right to appeal to Him. The Prodigal Son also was afraid as he journeyed homeward. But read in Luke 15 about the father’s rejoicing when the son came home.
You labor with your heavy burdens. But listen today: Jesus has borne all your burdens for you. He has paid your debt.
It is He who has wooed and drawn your soul. He rejoiced every time he saw that you were becoming one of the “babes” who knew not what else to do but to go to Him. He rejoiced when He saw that your mouth was stopped and that you acknowledged your guilt before God.
And now that He has drawn you unto Himself and you lie at His feet, He rejoices to give you that for which you are longing so earnestly, that which He has won for you by His blood, namely, rest for your longing, weary, and despairing soul.
“Come, come to His feet, and lay open your story
Of suffering and sorrow, of guilt and of shame;
For the pardon of sin is the crown of His glory,
And the joy of our Lord to be true to His name.”
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
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