I hope you are actively choosing time to be in God’s Word. I know it’s a challenge. I know it’s hard to find a quiet moment. I know there are so many distractions. I know you’re tired.
New Flash: CHALLENGES WILL NEVER COMPLETELY GO AWAY!
The challenges you face now may be overcome or go away but they will change to others. It’s reality. The perfect circumstance you’re waiting for isn’t a regular part of this world. Perhaps a fleeting moment will be a gift to remind you of the promise of eternity future, but all the current issues simply serve as excuses to not make time for God and His Word to us and for us.
Now that’s out in the open, what are you going to do about it?
Here’s the next passage as we continue to meditate on Matthew 11:28-30
“…and you will find rest for your souls.”
I study from the NASB and my Open Bible has links to other related verses. In this particular passage, Jesus is quoting from the prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 6:16 says:
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.'”
Jesus is reminding us that rest and peace are offered us as we lean in to Him and walk with Him.
The unfortunate reality is we often choose our own way instead of His.
But God remains faithful to walk with us through the questions, through the pain and into healing, and will continue to do so. These truths are for each one of us.
The question remains: will I choose to make time with God a priority in my days?
What feels like a chore at first will become a life giving ‘have-to-have’ like air and food and water. I promise. Better yet, God promises.
“…and you will find rest for your souls.”