Weary and Burdened

Published: Nov. 27, 2023, 5 a.m.

b'READ: PSALM 116:1-7; MATTHEW 11:28-30\\n\\n\\n\\nLord, I need Your help\\n\\n\\n\\nCome\\n\\n\\n\\nI don\\u2019t know where else to go\\n\\n\\n\\nCome to me\\n\\n\\n\\nI\\u2019m so tired\\n\\n\\n\\nAll who are weary\\n\\n\\n\\nThis burden is more than I can handle\\n\\n\\n\\nAll who are burdened\\n\\n\\n\\nCan You help me?\\n\\n\\n\\nAnd I will give you rest\\n\\n\\n\\nI want to believe You can\\n\\n\\n\\nI will give you rest\\n\\n\\n\\nI trust You now, take this burden from me\\n\\n\\n\\nI will give you rest\\n\\n\\n\\nI lean on You, my Savior\\n\\n\\n\\nI will give you rest. \\u2022 Eliana Canfield\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Today\\u2019s poem is based on Jesus\\u2019s words in Matthew 11:28. Jesus has made the way for us to enter God\\u2019s rest by dying on the cross and rising from the grave for us. If we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, we can rest in God\\u2019s love and be free from striving. We also have the Holy Spirit as our Helper, who reminds us of Jesus\\u2019s words and helps us rest in Him (John 14:26). How might it be comforting to know that, whenever we need help and rest, God is pleased to give us these things?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 In what ways do you need help and rest today? Consider taking a moment to ponder Jesus\\u2019s invitation in Matthew 11:28-30, and then talk to Him about anything that\\u2019s weighing on you.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.\\u201d Matthew 11:28 (NIV)'