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"Come to me all you who are
weary and find life burdensome, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon your shoulders and learn from me for I am gentle and humble of
heart." Today's pace of life leaves just about everyone weary and
burdened. We are caught up with concerns about finances, child rearing,
and when we have a little time left over, we experience an emptiness. We
are so emotionally drained that we don't know where to begin to relate
to our God.
Jesus offers us the simple answer, "Come to me... and I will refresh
you." Unfortunately, most of us don't go to Jesus, instead we go
to the television. Anyone who watches even a little TV knows that it
does not refresh you, at best it numbs us to the suffering, violence,
and secular values portrayed in most programming.
What we need more than ever
in our culture is the time to be with the Lord Jesus in prayer. It is in
prayer that we are truly refreshed. Prayer opens us up to God's power at
work in our lives. Prayer makes the yoke we have been given easy. Prayer
makes our burden not only tolerable but light. |
