Fed up and burdened with life?

‘Come unto me all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’  Matthew 11:28

Say it different.

‘Come to me all of you that are worn out with the troubles and stresses of this world, all you who are burdened with the cares and pressures of this life, and I will give you the rest you cannot find and which the world knows nothing about.'

If ever there was a message that has become both relevant and desperately needed, it is this. With the world seemingly getting worse by the day, and nothing but negative and frightening news being poured out by the media, we can sometimes find ourselves looking for a cave or a refuge to hide ourselves in.

There are multitudes of counsellors and therapists offering their varied services, and even more astrologers and mystics telling you that they know what is wrong with you and have the magic cure to put things right.

However, the great vacuum inside of all of us, and the deepest cry from within, is a spiritual matter that only God knows how to fix. And he says, ‘Come to me, and I will give you rest: not simply a physical rest, but something that goes deep into the heart, soul, and mind.

Meditation courses and yoga sessions can never fix the real need of the human heart, and yet thousands run along to their local relaxation centres or log-on to a virtual class. The Almighty God and Creator calls out to us feeble humans and says, “I am the way, I am the truth, and I am the life; and without me you can do nothing except exist, chase your fleeting dreams, and leave this world without even knowing where you will be going afterwards.

Religion is a drug that guarantees nothing except superstition and rituals to help you feel a bit better. 

Faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God is about relationship and knowing God personally. It is about a new beginning, a transformed life; a truly born-again experience. It changes our citizenship from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light, and guarantees us a blood-bought eternal passport to heaven.

 

Pilgrim Warrior